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White House Hires Cyber Security Director
by Bara Vaida
Lt. Col. Greggory Rattray was hired to become director of the White House Office of Cyber Security computer network operations, news sources reported. Rattray, an Air Force information warfare squadron commander, will remain on active duty. Last June, he left the 23rd Information Operations Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, where he served as a commander for two years and in 2001 published a book "Strategic Warfare in Cyberspace," which analyzed the nation's efforts to develop strategic information warfare capabilities.
The Washington Post reported that Rattray had been hired to help sort out some of the legal and ethical issues that have sprouted from information warfare. Rattray received a doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and previously was the Air Force's deputy division chief for defensive information warfare and intelligence office at the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing in Japan.
Rep. Walden Gains Telecom Slot
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., has been appointed the newest member of the House Energy and Commerce Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee. The Oregon Republican has been a member of the full committee since 2000 and during that time has worked actively on issues related to consumer privacy, accounting standards and e-commerce.
"With his extensive background in broadcasting," committee Chairman W.J. (Billy) Tauzin, R-La., said in a statement, "Greg has a world of experience and expertise in telecommunications issues. ... His knowledge of the issues will help the subcommittee address digital television, spectrum management, broadband deployment and other telecommunications matters."
Talking About, And Raising, Money
The Women's High-Tech Coalition is beginning its fall lunch series Sept. 10 with a session that will include Rubicon CEO Anu Shukla, former USA Networks CEO and Springboard founder Kay Koplovitz, and Jennifer Canal Dowling, the National Venture Capital Association's vice president of federal policy. The women are expected to discuss legislative issues affecting the economic recovery and venture capital.
In other news, TechNet, the Silicon Valley lobbying group, held a fundraiser for Rep. Phil Crane, R-Ill., on Aug. 22 in Palo Alto, Calif. Crane is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and has supported pro-trade legislation advocated by the high-tech sector.
Qwest Chief Lands FCC Advisory Role
Richard Notebaert, the chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications International, is set to assume chairmanship of the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC), FCC Chairman Michael Powell announced.
The NRIC develops recommendations for the FCC and the telecom industry to ensure reliability, security and interoperability of public telecom networks and the Internet, and accessibility to those networks. Notebaert was elected chairman and CEO of Qwest in June. Previously, he was president and CEO of Tellabs.
Rural Telecom Officials Named; Sen. Baucus Wins Award
On the rural telecom front, President Bush announced that he intends to appoint Clay Davis, Gilbert Gonzalez, James House, Luis Luna, Roberto Salazar and Christine Toretti as members of the Rural Telephone Bank's board. The bank was established in 1971 by an amendment to the Rural Electrification Administration Act as a source of financing for telecom companies and cooperatives eligible to borrow under the act's telephone loan program.
And the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTO) gave Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., the "Friend of Rural America" award for his work in championing rural telecom issues. Other lawmakers who received the award this year are: Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga.; and Republican Reps. Nathan Deal of Georgia, J.D. Hayworth of Arizona and Lee Terry of Nebraska.
Immigration Chief Announces Departure
James Ziglar, the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for about a year, wrote to President Bush last month stating that he will resign by Dec. 31. Zigler has been struggling to reshape the INS, which has been plagued with information technology and other bureaucratic problems that have slowed the processing of worker visas and other policies.
The Biotech Push In Virginia
Jerald Coughter, industry director for biotechnology and medical applications at Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology, has been named executive director of Democratic Gov. Mark Warner's Advisory Board for the Virginia Biotechnology Initiative. The initiative aims to develop a comprehensive strategy to boost Virginia's prominence in the biotech industry.
A Magazine For Security Officers
The number of chief security officers (CSOs) at companies has grown enough to result in the launch of a new magazine.
There are now about 25,000 CSOs, chief information officers (CIOs) and other executives responsible for directing security strategy and purchasing in corporations. "CSO magazine will serve as a compass to security executives and business leaders who face information and physical security threats unprecedented in our history," said Joe Levy, CEO and president of CSO Media, which also publishes CIO magazine.
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