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NEW: A proposal to the Senateâs annual defense policy bill that would have established a U.S. Cyber Force as the countryâs latest military branch was narrowly defeated this week, according to multiple congressional sources.
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- EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
- The Senate has confirmed Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier to be the next @DefenseIntel director and Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse for his third star and to be the new military adviser to @ODNIgov, a post created by Acting DNI @RichardGrenell.
- Replying to @martinmatishakCYBERCOM has begun compiling a ârisk assessment," a report that acknowledges the organization received his order, lists what ongoing actions or missions were halted as a result of the decision & details what potential threats still emanate from Russia.
- Replying to @martinmatishakThe order does not apply to the National Security Agency or its signals intelligence work targeting Russia.
- NEW: The NSA has found no evidence to support Tucker Carlsonâs accusations that the agency had been spying on him in an effort to knock his show off the air. therecord.media/nsa-review-finâĶ Only on @TheRecord_Media
- U.S. Cyber Command and NSA director Timothy Haugh and his NSA deputy, Wendy Noble, were fired on today. Lt. Gen. Joe Hartman is expected to take the reins of both organizations.
- "If Russia pursues cyber attacks against our companies, our critical infrastructure. We are prepared to respond," @POTUS says during remarks Russia's assault on Ukraine.
- NEW: The Pentagon last month pivoted an ongoing bug bounty program to track down #Log4j vulnerabilities on potentially thousands of public military websites, the first time DoD marshaled the ethical hacker community to tackle an emerging digital crisis.
- Now free for all: politico.com/news/2020/01/1âĶ Officials from ODNI, on behalf of the larger clandestine community, donât want agency chiefs to be seen on-camera as disagreeing with the president on big issues such as Iran, Russia or North Korea.NEW: The U.S. intel community is trying to persuade lawmakers to drop the public portion of an annual briefing on the globeâs greatest security threats â a move inspired after last yearâs session provoked an angry outburst from President Trump. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2020/0âĶ
- DHS launches new effort to attract cybersecurity talent
- Former NSA ops chief: "No matter if this move is for a perceived lack of loyalty or is a precursor for splitting the dual hat, removing seasoned leaders with the depth of knowledge in the extremely complex world of cyber and signals intelligence is dangerous to the nation."
- Replying to @martinmatishakThe NSA found that Carlson was mentioned in communications between third parties & his name was subsequently revealed through âUNMASKING,â a process in which relevant government officials can request the IDs of Americans in intel reports to be divulged.
- Former NSA deputy director Chris Inglis has been approved to be the nation's first National Cyber Director.Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #177 Chris Inglis to be National Cyber Director.
