Hijjah, 1431/Dec. 02, 2010, SPA -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday named an anti-terrorism expert to lead U.S. efforts to limit the damage of the WikiLeaks information breach and prevent future illegal data disclosures, the White House said. Russell Travers, the deputy director of information-sharing at the National Counterterrorism Center, "will lead a comprehensive effort to identify and develop the structural reforms needed in light of the WikiLeaks breach," the White House said in a statement. Travers will advise national security staff on "corrective actions, mitigation measures, and policy recommendations related to the breach," the statement said. He also will coordinate inter-agency discussions on developing actions "regarding technological and/or policy changes to limit the likelihood of such a leak reoccurring." Washington has been seeking to reduce the damage since WikiLeaks began publicly disclosing a quarter-million secret U.S. diplomatic cables, many of which revealed embarrassing assessments of foreign leaders.
