The Senate confirms Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to lead the NSA and US Cyber Command, filling a vacancy created when Gen. Timothy Haugh was fired in April 2025
The Record Martin Matishak
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Discussion
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@martinmatishak
Martin Matishak
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Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday to be the next leader of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the NSA, ending an almost year-long leadership vacuum atop the military's digital warfare organization and the nation's largest spy agency. — therecord.m…
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@haydencenter
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Nearly a year later, NSA & Cyber Command have a new leader. But one with the least intelligence or cyber experience in decades. — therecord.media/rudd-confirm...
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Eric L. Robinson
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He's a very good officer but this remains a strange fit for him. — I also question which kind of pledges he needed to make to earn the role. [embedded post]