Mark Pomerleau

Mark Pomerleau is a reporter for DefenseScoop, covering information warfare and cyberspace.

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U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh waits for the beginning of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence at Hart Senate Office Building on July 12, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA

Government

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Caine, a retired Air Force General, was nominated by President Trump in February after Trump fired former Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Cybercom discovered Chinese malware in South American nations — Joint Chiefs chairman nominee

Cybersecurity

Donald Trump — (Graphic by Emma Whitehead / Photo: Gage Skidmore)

Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea

Technology

US must establish independent military cyber service to fix ‘alarming’ problems — report

Uncategorized

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

DOD sends new cyber strategy to Congress, releases unclassified fact sheet

Threats

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh speaks at the AFCEA, Alamo Chapter Event, San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 16. (DoD photo)

Timothy Haugh nominated as next Cyber Command chief

Government