CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: The Clinton administration plans to announce a proposal today to provide more money to protect the nation's computer systems. CNN's Gene Randall is at the White House with those details. Hi, Gene.</s>GENE RANDALL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. With the conviction that the Y2K challenge has been met, the White House says it's ready to move on another front, cyber-terrorism. Because the president plans to return to Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and the Syrian/Israeli peace talks, his chief of staff, John Podesta, and Commerce Secretary William Daley will voice Mr. Clinton's commitment to the security of the nation's computer systems. We expect to hear a proposal for about $100 million in new programs in fiscal 2001. A recent General Accounting Office report cited a number of areas, including law enforcement and air traffic control, it says are vulnerable to security breaches. Along with the threat of cyber- terrorism, there are also worries about the dangers posed by computer hackers and viruses. Today's White House announcement coincides with a release of a national plan Mr. Clinton commissioned in 1998. One aimed at preventing severe disruptions in an increasingly computerized United States. Gene Randall, CNN, live at the White House.</s>LIN: Thank you, Gene.
Clinton Administration to Announce Proposal Funding Greater Protection for the Nation's Computer Systems