Defense Department officials are developing new recommendations aimed at sizing the Pentagon's cybersecurity science and technology budget over the next six-year spending plan, a DOD official told Congress last week. The effort is part of a secret initiative ordered by President Bush earlier this year to bolster the government's defenses against network attacks, sources told InsideDefense.com . White House officials have not yet announced the project publicly, which has been dubbed "cyber initiative" in media reports. Representatives from the services...
