Thread by @ericgeller

.@MiekeEoyang will be the new deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, according to documents obtained by @KatieBoWill. defenseone.com/policy/2021/01…

Check another position off the list of mid-level federal cyber jobs that we're waiting to see filled.

Biden cyber appointees so far:

▪️ Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Tech: Anne Neuberger

▪️ NSC Senior Director for Cyber: Michael Sulmeyer

▪️ Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy: Mieke Eoyang

Biden has also named a bunch of cyber-related or cyber-adjacent appointees below the cabinet level. See next few tweets.

▪️ NatSec Adviser: Jake Sullivan
▪️ Principal Deputy NatSec Adviser: Jon Finer
▪️ Homeland Sec Adviser: Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
▪️ Deputy HSA: Russ Travers

▪️ NSC Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia: Andrea Kendall-Taylor
▪️ NSC Senior Director for China: Laura Rosenberger
▪️ NSC Senior Director for Resilience and Response: Caitlin Durkovich
▪️ NSC Senior Director for Technology and National Security: Tarun Chhabra

And last but not least:

▪️ Office of Science and Technology Policy Director: Eric Lander

Biden has yet to appoint:

WH
▪️ Federal CIO
▪️ Federal CISO
▪️ OSTP Asst Director for Telecom and Cyber

DHS
▪️ CISA Director
▪️ Asst SecDHS for Cyber, Infrastructure, & Resilience Policy

DOD
▪️ Under Sec for Intelligence
▪️ Asst Sec for Homeland Defense and Global Security

Commerce
▪️ NIST Director
▪️ NTIA Administrator

DOE
▪️ Asst Sec for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, & Emergency Response

DOJ
▪️ Asst AG, Criminal Division
▪️ Asst AG, National Security Division

State
▪️ UnderSec, Arms Control & Intl Security
▪️ Head of new cyber bureau

Addenda:

▪️ Filled: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Colin Kahl)
▪️ Not filled: Federal CTO; Under Secretary of Energy (supervises CESER); DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans (supervises cyber policy office)

I might be missing others.

Errata: Does anyone know what happened to the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs? It was given cyber responsibilities when it was created (esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Doc…) but I no longer see it on the DoD website. I assume I missed a reorg.

OMG, and of course I forgot perhaps the biggest unfilled cyber job of all: National Cyber Director, head of its own new White House office.

How will all the White House cyber officials work together? My read (Biden team mum so far):

▪️ NCD will be USTR-style principal adviser to POTUS.
▪️ Neuberger will oversee NSC's cyber work.
▪️ Sulmeyer will lead/co-lead NSC Cyber Directorate (& presumably report to Neuberger).

To get REALLY into the weeds: Neuberger's title (deputy natsec adviser) seems to place her on same rung as Sherwood-Randall (double title of homeland sec adviser & dep natsec adviser), but it's unclear if Neuberger will report directly to Sullivan or to principal deputy Finer.

Thank you, that's right. I just saw her name earlier today and can't believe I already forgot. My apologies to Ms. Jenkins.

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