Senate Armed Services Committee Archives

Gen. Paul Nakasone, Cyber Command’s commander, at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 25, 2021. (Photo by Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images)

Cyber Command’s rotation ‘problem’ exacerbates talent shortage amid growing digital threat

Many former Cyber Command and NSA officials say the military's rotation system and approach to retirement robs the military of cyber talent.

Aug 18, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 5, 2022. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Legislators rail against potential rollback of flexible DOD cyber powers

U.S. Cyber Command General Paul Nakasone told senators that scaling back his organization's cyber ops authorities would be damaging to its mission.

Apr 5, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Department of Defense plaque — (DoD / Lisa Ferdinando)

House’s defense bill looks to protect Pentagon’s tech supply chain

Chairman Adam Smith’s mark of the National Defense Authorization Act seeks to prevent the DOD from acquiring foreign telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from companies that could…

Jun 11, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

NDAA pushes U.S. Cyber Command to be more aggressive

The Senate's version of the annual defense policy bill sets a road map for how U.S. Cyber Command will ramp up operations.

Jun 7, 2018 By Ryan Duffy

Enemies of U.S. continue cyberattacks without fear of reprisal, NSA director nominee says

Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone indicated that deterrence against foreign cyberattacks is lacking, but that he would develop options to present to policymakers if nominated.

Mar 1, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Michael Rogers russian hacking — NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers, who also heads U.S. Cyber Command, speaks to students at the Naval War College in August of 2015. (Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer James E. Foehl)

NSA chief ripped by Congress for cyberwar process he doesn’t control

Neither President Donald Trump nor Secretary of Defense James Mattis has specifically directed Adm. Mike Rogers to “disrupt Russian cyberthreats where they originate."

Feb 27, 2018 By Chris Bing

A polling station in Paris for this month’s presidential election. (Lorie Shaull / Flickr)

NSA alerted France to ‘Russian activity’ against presidential campaign targets, Rogers says

We said, 'Look we are watching the Russians, we've seen them penetrate your infrastructure, here's what we've seen, what can we do to try to assist?'

May 9, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

Sen. Mike Rounds in 2015. (Senate Democrats / Flickr)

New cybersecurity subcommittee formed under Senate Armed Services

The Senate Armed Services Committee welcomed a new subcommittee Wednesday focused on cybersecurity. The oversight and policy writing group will be led by Sen. Mike Rounds, R-SD.,…

Jan 19, 2017

Clapper, shown here at an event in September, said it wasn’t the intelligence community’s place to comment on whether attempting to sway an election amounts to an act of war. (LBJ Library / Flickr)

Spy agencies: We can’t judge impact of hacking on election

"They did not change any vote tallies or anything of that sort," Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee…

Jan 5, 2017