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Jen Easterly, director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during a hearing by the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly

The U.S. Military Academy announced Tuesday that the former CISA head would join the Department of Social Sciences. Secretary Dan Driscoll pulled the offer Wednesday.
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

Mattis: Don’t create separate military cyber service

The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States.
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U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Vincent Iglesias participates in Cyber Shield 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephanie A. Hargett)

Senators want National Guard on call for cyberattacks

The legislation would give the National Guard a bigger role in defending everything from election systems to dams from cyberattacks.
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