{"id":80177,"date":"2017-04-26T09:30:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=80177"},"modified":"2017-04-25T22:57:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T02:57:43","slug":"former-u-s-intel-chief-to-talk-cyber-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=80177","title":{"rendered":"Former U.S. Intel Chief to talk cyber-warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>You won’t want to miss the Cazenovia Forum’s first event of 2017, scheduled for this Friday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>evening, as we host former U.S. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, who will offer his perspectives on what’s going on in the world of digital espionage.<\/p>\n

McConnell’s presentation, Global Intelligence and Threats to our Nation’s Cyber\u00a0<\/em><\/em>Security<\/em>, will take place at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Hampton Inn, located on Route 20 east of the Cazenovia village center.<\/p>\n
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Admission is free, no reservations are required and audience members are invited to stay for a reception following the program.<\/div>\n
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McConnell, a retired naval vice admiral, was appointed by President George W. Bush as the nation’s second Director of National Intelligence, a cabinet-level post created by Congress in 2004 to lead the<\/div>\n
\u00a0nation’s intelligence agencies, direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program, and serve as an advisor to the President, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council regarding intelligence matters related to national security.<\/div>\n
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As the DNI, he managed the expansive national intelligence community – an organization of over 100,000 people, and an annual global enterprise budget of more than $47 billion – and had extensive interactions with the White House, the President’s Cabinet, Congress, international leaders, and the U.S. business community.<\/div>\n
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McConnell is currently a senior executive advisor at the management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, which he first joined in 1996 upon retiring from the Navy and where he later served for a time as the firm’s vice chairman.<\/div>\n


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Introducing McConnell at the event will be Admiral Edmund Giambastiani (retired), a Canastota native and career submarine and flag officer who served\u00a0as Seventh Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, NATO Supreme Allied Commander and Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command.<\/div>\n
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Security<\/em>, will take place at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Hampton Inn, located on Route 20 east of the Cazenovia village center.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

About the Cazenovia Forum<\/em><\/p>\n

The Cazenovia Forum is a 501 (c)( 3), not-for-profit organization established in 2006 by community members focused on promoting the understanding and discussion of national and international issues. By organizing and underwriting lecture events featuring nationally-known experts, the group intends to further Cazenovia’s commitment to knowledge-seeking and community involvement. More information can be found at www.cazenoviaforum.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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