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Experts Torn on Role of National Cyber Director uschools/iStock.com email April 7, 2021 Former officials agree someone needs to coordinate the work of various government entities but weighed pros and cons to the position being located within the National Security Council. Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs is breaking with lawmakers and other cybersecurity professionals who are pushing the Biden administration to identify a national cyber director. The position was created by a provision of the National Defense A...

email Experts Torn on Proper Role of National Cyber Director Former officials say someone needs to coordinate government entities but weighed pros and cons to the position being located within the National Security Council. Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs is breaking with lawmakers and other cybersecurity professionals who are pushing the Biden administration to identify a national cyber director. The position was created by a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2021, but the administration has yet to name a...

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital Congress. The House and Senate are set to adjourn for the rest of the year once they pass the omnibus and coronavirus relief package, which the House plans to vote on today and the Senate shortly afterwards. Separately, Congress is anticipating President Trump to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week, leading discussions among lawmakers about the possibility of voting to override the veto on the morning of Jan. 3 before the new Congress is sworn in.   FY21 Appropriations and COVID Package. The House and Senate completed t...

ADVERTISEMENT The attorney general said that he agrees with the assessment by Pompeo that the Russians were likely behind the hack into the third-party software developer SolarWinds that allowed access to government agencies and raised fury in Congress over whether such an attack amounted to an act of war.  ICYMI: ROMNEY CALLS FOR HACK RESPONSE: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) called for a response to a cyberattack on U.S. government systems on Sunday, and said that Russia should face consequences for its alleged involvement. During an interview with CNN's "State of the Union," the GOP senator ech...

'Conspiracy theories and lies': Dems cry foul as GOP airs unsupported election claims POLITICO 12/16/2020 By Kyle Cheney © Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. A Republican-led Senate panel provided a three-hour platform for allies of President Donald Trump to dispute the results of the 2020 election, with the hearing at one point devolving into a shouting match between the top Republican and Democrat on the co...