The passage of the NDAA means that the Executive Branch gets a new staff member: the National Cybersecurity Director.
The position is modeled after the U.S. Trade Representative, and is one of the Cybersecurity Solarium’s suggestions.
The position is Senate confirmed.
Rep. Gallagher (R-WI), one of the Solarium heads, has said he went into talks skeptical of a National Cyber Director. He came out thinking that some kind of WH advisor was necessary, and the Cyber Director would prevent a more bureaucratic solution, like a Dept. of Cyber.
Sen. King (I-Maine) regularly refers to the National Cyber Director as a “single neck to throttle” on cybersecurity issues.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
