[ NNSquad ] Pentagon plays Congress for suckers with nearly $5B demand for cyberwar

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Pentagon plays Congress for suckers with nearly $5B demand for cyberwar

"DOD requests $4.7 billion to help fund offensive cyber teams"

http://j.mp/16WXLOs  (Foreign Policy)

     Despite a climate of what defense officials love to describe as
     "fiscal uncertainty," the Pentagon's 2014 budget request includes $4.7
     billion for increased "cyberspace operations," including dozens of
     cyber attack teams, the Defense Department announced today. (Last
     year's budget provided $3.9 billion for cyber according to DOD
     Comptroller Robert Hale.) This money will be used to "increase
     defensive capabilities and develop the cyber Joint Force," according
     to the budget proposal. 

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"Golly, if we make up enough scary cyber stories for the politicians
who don't know the difference between an A.C. plug and a USB plug, we
can get as much money as we want!  Man, the 'cyberscare-industrial
complex' jobs we'll get after we leave the service will set up our
families for generations.  Gawd, have to love those suckers in
Congress!"

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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