"Lt. Gen. Josh Rudd's relative lack of direct experience in military cybersecurity and signals intelligence was raised multiple times when he testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. As the number two leader of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Rudd has spent his career largely in special operations and joint command roles. Some former officials and China analysts view Rudd's Indo-Pacific background as relevant to U.S. cyber operations involving Beijing."
""For decades I have had the opportunity to be a leader, consumer, enabler, generator and integrator of the intelligence and operational capabilities of the NSA and Cyber Command," he told senators. "I'm confident that the incredible talent at Cyber Com-NSA will provide great advice," Rudd added. "I'm confident that, if confirmed, I can continue to lead and enable those two organizations to provide the best support to our combat commanders in the joint force, writ large.""
Josh Rudd is nominated to lead U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency and emphasized that his Indo-Pacific cyber intelligence experience qualifies him for the dual-hatted role. Senators repeatedly raised his limited direct experience in military cybersecurity and signals intelligence during his Senate Armed Services Committee testimony. Rudd noted frequent use of cyber intelligence products and described long-standing roles integrating NSA and Cyber Command capabilities. He expressed confidence in the talent at both organizations and in his ability to lead them to support joint force combat commanders. The dual-hat leadership arrangement remains in place under the fiscal year 2026 defense policy, and Rudd said he would remain objective on that policy.
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