Potential Splitting of CYBERCOM, NSA Leadership Draws Ire of House Lawmakers

Potential splitting of CYBERCOM, NSA leadership draws ire of House lawmakers

Lawmakers came out swinging today against rumors of a Trump administration plan to sever the "dual-hat" leadership of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. During a hearing on the Defense Department’s cyber posture, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), chair of the House Armed Services cyber, information technology and innovation subcommittee, called the dual-hat arrangement “a construct that proves its value to our national security every minu…

Members of Congress vow not to split Cyber Command, NSA

Renewed calls for severing the so-called dual-hat relationship between the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command received cold water on Capitol Hill Friday. Since Cybercom was created a decade ago, it has been co-located with NSA at Fort Meade, Maryland, and shared a leader. At the time, this made sense to help the nascent command grow, relying on the personnel, expertise and infrastructure of the high-tech intelligence agency. The arr…

U.S. Cyber Command and NSA Positioned To Persevere Personnel Cuts

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, the acting commander of U.S. Cyber Command speaks on the future of his workforce.