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Ordered cyber com to take any action to defend or thwart russian attempts to meddle in the elections this fall. is that correct? >> i've never been given any specific direction to take additional steps outside of my authority. i have taken the steps within my authority, you know, trying to be a good proactive commander. because my view -- >> no one from the administration has asked you to take any additional steps? is that correct? >> i haven't been granted any, you know, additional authorities, capacity, capability. no, that's certainly true. >> rogers also testified that the white house's de...

Completely forthcoming. >> ned, let me shift gears and talk about testimony by the nsa head, admiral mike rogers. he appeared before the senate armed services committee and was asked whether he'd received direction from the president to do something about russia's meddling in the u.s. election, to prevent it from happening again. take a listen to this exchange. i'll get you reaction. >> as i understand, you said that president trump has never ordered cyber com to take any action to defend or thwart russian attempts to meddle in the elections this fall, is that correct? >> i said i've never giv...

>> the public is not fully aware of how successful some of these attacks have been. this is a staggering, staggering number. $1 trillion in losses, because of cyber attacks. >> during the time period of the xiang li investigation, the federal government was becoming much more aware of and attuned to the cyber threat. >> within an hour, hackers had seized controlled of the unclassified e-mail system used by the pentagon's joint staff. >> iranian hackers infiltrated computer software that controls the floodgates of this ry, new york, dam. >> computer spies have reportedly stolen information abou...

Working relationships with industry and the private sector on specific issues like encryption and the roles of responsibility for government, users and industry. i believe we need to separate nsa and cyber com. we should distinct the dual hat arrangement which i helped to design seven years ago. thissn't purely a military issue. i don't believe it is in nsa's or the ica's long-term interest to continue the dual-hat setup. we must hire, train -- clearly cyber will be a challenge for the u.s., the intelligence community and our national security for the foreseeable future. and we need to be prep...

Working relationship with industry and the private sector. on specific issues liken ciption and the roles and responsibilities for government, users and industry. i believe we need to separate nsa and cyber com. we should disassembly the dual hat arrange: this isn't purely a military issue. i don't believe it is an nsa or the ic's long term best interests to continue the dual hat setup. third we must hire, train and retain enough cyber talent and appropriately view an i.c. workforce. cyber will be a challenge for the u.s. intelligence community and national security for the foreseeable future ...