DHS wants to indoctrinate our children and it begins in kindergaten.
In a blog on the Department of Homeland Security website, Secretary Janet Napolitano said her department is working to develop the next generation of leaders in cybersecurity beginning in kindergarten.
In a blog titled, “Inspiring the Next Generation of Cyber Professionals,” Napolitano said, “In addition, we are extending the scope of cyber education beyond the federal workplace through the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, involving students from kindergarten through post-graduate school.”
“At DHS, we’re working to develop the next generation of leaders in cybersecurity while fostering an environment for talented staff to grow in this field. We are building strong cybersecurity career paths within the Department, and in partnership with other government agencies,” the secretary said.
DHS also sponsors the U.S. Cyber Challenge, she said, “a program that works with academia and the private sector to identify and develop the best and brightest cyber talent to meet our nation’s growing and changing security needs.”
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) noted on its website that the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation are leading the Formal Cybersecurity Education Component.
“Their mission is to bolster formal cybersecurity education programs encompassing kindergarten through 12th grade, higher education and vocational programs, with a focus on the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines to provide a pipeline of skilled workers for the private sector and government,” the website said.
Under a new recruitment initiative, the department is also calling on recent college graduates to embrace the federal government’s cybersecurity vision, under “The Secretary’s Honors Program.” Napolitano’s goal is to recruit entry-level workers to pursue the program, which would educate on cyber-related skills.
“A digitally literate workforce that uses technology in a secure manner is imperative to the Nation’s economy and the security of our critical infrastructure,” NICE said on its website.
“Just as we teach science, technology, engineering, mathematics, reading, writing and other critical subjects to all students, we also need to educate all students to use technology securely in order to prepare them for the digital world in which we live,” the website added.
The entity would consist of a DHS-appointed board of directors, comprised of members from five different federal agencies and 13 members of the private sector. In sum, NISO’s goal would be to establish a point of connection between the government and U.S. businesses to pool information about potential cybersecurity threats and to collaborate on methods to hinder such threats from occurring.
Many civil liberties groups and freedom-minded lawmakers have expressed concern over such legislation, as these policies could lead to austere privacy rights violations. Gregory Nojeim, senior counsel at the Center for Democracy & Technology, a public interest organization working to maintain an open and free Internet, believes a completely privately-run organization would be an effective mode to combat cybersecurity threats, but that governmental involvement could lead to unfortunate civil consequences.
For example, under the purported legislation, if a business shares information on a user’s web activities that it acquired to preclude the user’s account from being hacked, the government would have the ability to use that information for its own purposes, including for criminal prosecutions independent of cybersecurity. While NISO would comprise mostly private-sector members, Nojeim added, companies could have limited say in promulgating rules, granting federal officials unprecedented influence over the entity’s functions.
"Approaches to cybersecurity that would eliminate pseudonymous and anonymous speech online would put privacy at risk, chill free expression and erode the Internet’s essential openness," Nojeim asserted in a May 2009 congressional testimony. "As the founders of our country recognized, anonymity and pseudonymity play essential roles in allowing political views to be aired."
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