Pentagon Suggests Sequester Would Impair Ability to Fight WikiLeaks

Firedoglake writes, Pentagon builds cyber army Four days away from massive austerity that would result in cuts to the United States government, the Pentagon is suggesting the cuts would make it harder to fight cyber threats. Posted by Secrecy News, Zachary J. Lemnios, the assistant secretary of defense for research and engineering, was asked by Sen. Rob Portman what would be the impact to “cybersecurity” if the cuts went through. Though Portman did not mention WikiLeaks, Lemnios responded: Mr. LEMNIOS. The fiscal year 2013 budget includes significant funding for cybersecurity efforts across the government…

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