Michelle Obama Makes Veteran Hiring Push in Florida

A look at the week of August 28 in public advocacy for the IT channel: Michelle Obama announced in Florida last week that 2,000 businesses have trained or hired more than 125,000 military veterans and spouses, exceeding the White House goal of 100,000 for 2012, says the Associated Press. Federal regulators warned yesterday through a statement that our existing federal laws may not protect “against fast-moving cybersecurity threats,” says CNET. Former senior director for cybersecurity to President Obama Sameer Bhalotra has announced that he is starting a new gig as chief operating officer at Impermium, a cybersecurity start-up based in California, according to the New York Times.

Michelle Obama Makes Veteran Hiring Push in Florida – Michelle Obama announced in Florida last week that 2,000 businesses have trained or hired more than 125,000 military veterans and spouses, exceeding the White House goal of 100,000 for 2012, says the Associated Press. Those same companies also recently committed to hire or train an additional 250,000 by the end of 2014.

Power Grid Vulnerable to Fast-Moving Cybersecurity Threats – Federal regulators warned yesterday through a statement that our existing federal laws may not protect “against fast-moving cybersecurity threats,” says CNET. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a statement yesterday in response to questions from two senators in July as to allegations that industry standards for digital signatures were insufficient.

Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-Up – Former senior director for cybersecurity to President Obama Sameer Bhalotra has announced that he is starting a new gig as chief operating officer at Impermium, a cybersecurity start-up based in California, according to the New York Times. Bahlotra is the latest in a spring of cybersecurity experts leaving the public sector to focus on start-ups. Bahlotra’s new company’s aim is to “clean up the social Web using so-called big data techniques.”