OMB’s Cybersecurity Implementation Plan Should Measure Agency Resilience
Following the distressing headlines that cataloged repeated cyber breaches of U.S. federal computer networks—some that compromised the personal data of millions of people—government officials have implemented a patchwork of safeguards to shore up vulnerabilities, including the identification of high value assets. An OMB memo gives agencies a multi-step plan, but it might not go far enough.
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Smith Assigned to Office of the Chief, Army Reserve
Maj. Gen. Michael R. Smith, USAR, has been assigned as deputy chief, Army Reserve (individual mobilization augmentee), Office of the Chief, Army Reserve, Washington, D.C.
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Maj. Gen. Ricky L. Waddell, USAR, has been assigned as commander (troop program unit), 76th Operational Response Command, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., USMC, has been assigned as director, strategic plans and policy, J-5, Joint Staff; and senior member, U.S. delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee.
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Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler, USMC, has been appointed to the grade of lieutenant general and assigned as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
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