Obama Proposes Cybersecurity Campus To Get Tough On Digital Criminals
From: International Business Times
Terrorism, fraud and espionage have all gone digital. Now, United States President Barack Obama wants to create a new civilian cybersecurity campus to house federal experts from various agencies to collaboratively respond to these threats.
The president’s fiscal 2015 budget, released Tuesday, stated that cyberthreats are constantly evolving and that a “coordinated, comprehensive and resilient plan for protection and response” is needed to stay ahead.
What this proposed campus would do is to “co-locate key civilian cybersecurity agencies to promote a whole government approach to cybersecurity response.”
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Dan Tangherlini, administrator for the General Services Administration, said his agency is seeking some $35 million to fulfill Obama’s wish to have a 650,000-square-foot campus constructed. It will house experts from agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.
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