About Schmidt. Good Idea, Bad Idea?

Freaking finally. A Czar is about to be crowned chosen. Howard Schmidt, ex Microsoft and eBay was named as the Cyber (gak) Security Czar.

From CSO Online:

Seven months after he announced the creation of a White House cybersecurity coordinator, President Obama has selected industry veteran Howard Schmidt for the job, an administration official confirmed Monday night.

The official told CSOonline.com that the White House will make the announcement tomorrow.

“Cybersecurity is critical to both our national security and economic competitiveness, and the President wanted to ensure that the Cybersecurity Coordinator had the right mix of public and private sector experience,” the official said. “After an extensive search, the President chose Schmidt because of his unique background and skill sets.”

So, is this a real appointment or a fall guy?

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UPDATE: Yup, Bill Brenner was right. Here is the official White House posting.

Posted by Dave Lewis on December 21, 2009. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.