Cybersecurity Seen as DoD Priority Under Carter

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http://www.govinfosecurity.com/cybersecurity-seen-as-dod-priority-under-carter-a-7634

By Eric Chabrow
Gov Info Security
December 3, 2014

Ashton Carter is a Ph.D. physicist and an expert in nuclear weaponry and 
procurement, but the likely defense secretary nominee understands that 
cyberdefense must be a priority in running the Pentagon.

"Cybersecurity won't get lost," says Jane Holl Lute, who as deputy 
secretary of the Department of Homeland Security worked closely with 
Carter when he was Defense Department deputy secretary. "He understands 
the importance of the issues, the need for collaborative action. He 
understands the role defense has, and homeland security, that lies at the 
heart of effective cybersecurity."

Carter served as deputy defense secretary from October 2011 to December 
2013. Before becoming deputy secretary, Carter served as DoD 
undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics from April 2009 
to October 2011.

Those who have worked with and know Carter say he will utilize his vast 
knowledge of the workings of the Pentagon if he's confirmed as defense 
secretary, succeeding Chuck Hagel, who is stepping down.

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