Mr. Ridge, a decent politician with no expertise in intelligence or counterterrorism, is a frivolous choice for security czar.
Larry Hart, who no longer lives in the house, insists the exterior is "distressed by choice," for security's sake.
It has become the default choice for security services in numerous applications.
And the BlackBerry brand is the first choice for security-conscious users like law enforcement agencies and financial services companies.
WASHINGTON — As governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for homeland security secretary, pledged that her state would not cooperate with a major domestic security initiative, the Real ID drivers' license program.
The approach performs efficiently and requires no end-to-end connectivity for messages exchange between the user and the certificate authority, thus making it an ideal choice for ensuring security and privacy in DTNs.
On other defense matters, Mr. Rumsfeld's approach is likely to be pragmatic and non-ideological, making him a good fit with the other leading figures in the seasoned Bush national security team -- Vice President-elect Dick Cheney, Secretary of State-designate Colin Powell and Mr. Bush's choice for national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice.
Both he and Condoleezza Rice, Mr. Bush's choice for national security adviser, have said they want to reduce and then eliminate the American military presence in the Balkans.
Mr. Bush's choice for national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, would be the second black person in the post, not the first.
The general said he was not looking for a job in the new administration when Mr. Obama's choice for national security adviser, Gen. James L. Jones, a former Marine commandant and longtime friend, called him just before the inauguration.
Reversing President Clinton's focus on Russian civil society and market reform will not result in what Condoleezza Rice, Mr. Bush's choice for national security adviser, calls her hope for "a more realistic and a more fruitful relationship with Russia".
