Gen. Joshua Rudd confirmed as head of NSA, Cyber Command
Defence affairs - Def-Geopolitics on X Gen. Joshua M. Rudd was confirmed Tuesday as the next head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, ending nearly one year of leadership limbo at the nation’s largest spy agency and the military’s offensive cyber organization. Rudd, a former Delta Force commander, was confirmed by the Senate in a 71-29 vote. The confirmation elevates him to a four-star general, and he is expected to take up his position soon. Rudd will assume command over an intelligence agency shaken by the abrupt firing of its director, Gen. Timothy Haugh, and Deputy Director Wendy Noble by President Donald Trump in April. The president’s move drew sharp bipartisan rebukes as an unjustified political move engineered by the far-right activist Laura Loomer. Rudd will also serve in a “dual hat” role as head of U.S. Cyber Command, which conducts offensive and defensive cyber operations. Cybercom operators helped enable the Jan. 3 military raid that result...
