Lawmakers Wants Details On DOD Breach
The House Committee on Oversight and Government has sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates requesting a briefing as soon as possible on a recent news report that computer spies may have infiltrated the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project, which is reportedly the most expensive weapons program that has been managed by the Department of Defense. "If true, these allegations are serious and potentially far-reaching. Given the potential national security implications of this matter, we hereby request that the department provide committee staff with a briefing regarding the events alleged," wrote Chairman Edolphus Towns and ranking member Darrell Issa.
Earlier this month the Wall Street Journal reported that foreign cyber spies may have penetrated the country's electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt infrastructure. It has also been reported that the Obama administration may have plans to create a new military command that would focus on defensive and offensive cyber security efforts within the Pentagon. Meanwhile, the administration is still trying to work out what its overall approach to cyber security will be and lawmakers are paying increasing attention to the issue. -- Winter Casey
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