More from the cyberwarfare department

I can’t find more details about this yet since the decision was announced only an hour ago, but the allocation of extra funds/offices for developing "cyberwar capabilities" does sound a bit disturbing – especially given the information vacuum as to how these "capabiliteis" would be "developed".  Also, I am curious: since when do we need ...

I can't find more details about this yet since the decision was announced only an hour ago, but the allocation of extra funds/offices for developing "cyberwar capabilities" does sound a bit disturbing - especially given the information vacuum as to how these "capabiliteis" would be "developed".

I can’t find more details about this yet since the decision was announced only an hour ago, but the allocation of extra funds/offices for developing "cyberwar capabilities" does sound a bit disturbing – especially given the information vacuum as to how these "capabiliteis" would be "developed".

 Also, I am curious: since when do we need to pay $ to "young people" who would like to participate in "offensive cyber missions"? Isn’t there plenty of patriotic American hackers who’ll sign up even without a very expensive outreach campaign?  

From The Navy Times

A House subcommittee approved an $8.65 billion special operations budget on Thursday that includes $308.4 million to fully cover a wish list of items left out of the Obama administration’s defense budget request.

The House Armed Services Committee’s terrorism, unconventional threats and capabilities panel also ordered an assessment of the Defense Department’s so-called “strategic communications” effort that represents the U.S. side in the war of ideologies; made cyber security an even higher priority, including establishing a joint-service office to develop cyberwar capabilities; and added $5 million to the 2010 defense budget for a student outreach program designed to get technically trained people to work in civilian and military jobs involving offensive and defensive cyber missions.

Evgeny Morozov is a fellow at the Open Society Institute and sits on the board of OSI's Information Program. He writes the Net Effect blog on ForeignPolicy.com
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