Chabrow reports, “‘That is less time than it takes us to prepare a budget and receive Congressional approval for it,’ Lynn said in his keynote address Tuesday at the RSA 2011 IT security conference in San Francisco. ‘This means I get permission to start a project at the same time Steve Jobs is talking on his new iPhone. It’s not a fair trade. We have to close this gap. Silicon Valley can help us.’
“With Apple and other technology companies in mind, Lynn says the Defense Department is expanding its new Information Technology Exchange Program to promote the exchange of cybersecurity personnel between government and industry,” Chabrow reports. “‘We want senior IT managers in the department to incorporate more commercial practices,’ he says. ‘And we want seasoned industry professionals to experience first-hand the unique challenges we face at DoD.'”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “krquet” for the heads up.]