US EditionTrump chooses Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to head NSA, Cyber Command
Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, with extensive Indo-Pacific military leadership, is nominated to fill a key NSA and Cyber Command leadership gap after the previous abrupt ouster.
- On Dec 18, President Donald Trump nominated Lieutenant-General Joshua Rudd to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, the Pentagon said.
- The nomination follows April's abrupt ouster of Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh, former NSA director, and deputy Wendy Noble, leaving the agency without confirmed leaders and creating uncertainty among cybersecurity personnel and Capitol Hill observers.
- A career that includes Delta Force and SOCPAC commands anchors Lieutenant-General Joshua Rudd's credentials while his bio lacks listed cyber experience; he currently serves as deputy commander at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and would be elevated to general.
- On Monday the nomination was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee, but a White House official denied to DefenseScoop that the nomination had been transmitted to the Senate.
- The choice preserves the NSA-Cybercom "dual hat" leadership since 2010, and Sen. Mark Warner said Wednesday he will review Rudd's qualifications amid unprecedented cyber threats.
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