Information Security News: Energy looking outside for security help

[William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>]

http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/1023/web-energy-10-24-00.asp

BY Judi Hasson
10/24/2000

Faced with continuing security lapses at its nuclear facilities, the
Energy Department has decided to hire outside security experts to tame
the problem.

Energy Secretary Bill Richardson announced last week that he would
carry out recommendations from the National Nuclear Security
Administration on ways to tighten security at the Los Alamos National
Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

The recommendations, contained in a report by NNSA Administrator John
Gordon, include bringing in outside experts to develop tighter
security policies and creating a new position at the University of
California to manage security for the weapons laboratories.

"By subcontracting, they draw on a lot of expertise. Certainly, youll
find that these subcontractors employ a lot of former FBI and [Defense
Department] types," said John Belluardo, director of public relations
for DOE in California.

Other steps being taken in the security arena:

* DOE will commission the Center for Strategic and International
  Studies to study how to strengthen security at the agency.

* Richard Kendall was named the first chief information officer at Los
  Alamos. His job will be to develop and direct an integrated policy
  for information management. Since 1999, he has directed
  cybersecurity enhancements at Los Alamos.


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