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White House kicks infosec team to curb in IT office shakeup
An internal White House memo published today by Axios reveals that recent changes to the information operations and security organizations there have left the security team in tumult, with many members headed for the door. And the chief of the White House's computer network defense branch—who wrote the memo after submitting his resignation—warned that the White House was likely headed toward another network compromise and theft of data.
The White House Office of the Chief Information Security Officer was set up after the 2014 breach of an unclassified White House network by Russian intelligence—a breach discovered by a friendly foreign government. But in a July reorganization, the OCISO was dissolved and its duties placed under the White House Office of the Chief Information Officer, led by CIO Ben Pauwels and Director of White House IT Roger L. Stone. Stone was pulled from the ranks of the National Security Council where he was deputy senior director for resilience policy. (Stone is not related to indicted Republican political consultant Roger J. Stone.)
[...] "It is my express opinion that the remaining incumbent OCISO staff is being systematically targeted for removal from the Office of Administration," departing White House network defense branch chief Dimitrios Vastakis wrote in the memo. The security team had seen incentive pay revoked, scope of duties cut, and access to systems and facilities reduced, Vastakis noted. Staffers' "positions with strategic and tactical decision making authorities" had also been revoked. "In addition, habitually being hostile to incumbent OCISO staff has become a staple tactic for the new leadership... it has forced the majority of [senior civil servant] OCISO staff to resign."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 25 2019, @05:07PM (3 children)
I assume that, as director, he has leverage to get people to do a thorough job of investigating the matter. So, yes, he does have say about as much of the details of the investigation as he wants to have.
Mueller, decided that Fusion GPS was outside of the purview of his investigation. If Barr thinks it is worth investigating, he has the responsibility of pursuing it with another investigation.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 25 2019, @05:30PM (2 children)
No, he had never heard of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=mjAk1bZ3jwo [youtube.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 25 2019, @05:52PM (1 child)
That youtube clip doesn't say what you apparently think it says. In fact, it reinforces what I have already said: Fusion GPS was outside the purview of Mueller's investigation.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 25 2019, @06:18PM
It says exactly what I said it said. Mueller says he is not familiar with Fusion GPS. I mean, whatever... your loss for not understanding how Washington DC works to the point you disregard a blatant fact.
You had your chance but are too dumb to learn. It is one big cross-blackmail CYA operation.