On Tuesday, the Obama administration introduced Howard A. Schmidt as its selection for the government's Cybersecurity Coordinator position. As government agencies are prone to do, the administration made its new hire's biographical information available to the press, most of whom probably glanced over it with the usual monotony applied to hand outs.
This is a common occurrence on Capitol Hill, with so many government bodies and committees, lobby and special interest groups, and national organizations, someone is always being appointed, dismissed, promoted, or calling it a career -- and their background is essential for reporters to write complete stories and to give the general public an idea about the person's credentials.