Collins details plan for cybersecurity director

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ranking member Susan Collins (R-Maine) called for creating a Senate-confirmed director of federal cybersecurity who would be based at the Homeland Security Department rather than the White House. Sen Collins, who is drafting cybersecurity legislation, is opposed to creating a White House "czar" to manage cybersecurity efforts, putting her at odds with Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman (I-CT). The director would lead a cybersecurity center within the Homeland Security Department, reporting both to the department's secretary on daily operations and to the president as the nation's principal cybersecurity adviser, Collins said.