Top Pentagon spy pick rejected by White House - POLITICO The decision not to move forward with the Defense Department’s recommendation to nominate Army Lt Gen Richard Angle as director of the National Security Agency and head of U S Cyber Command
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reprioritizes . . . President Trump has made it clear that this Administration will do what it takes to make America cyber secure—including focusing relentlessly on technical and organizational professionalism to
President Trump’s Cyber Mandate: Analysis of Executive Order . . . President Trump issued a cybersecurity Executive Order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity” (Trump EO), along with a corresponding Fact Sheet on June 6, 2025 The Trump EO clears some of the regulatory overhang from Biden Administration cybersecurity policies, streamlining updates on the security of software, federal communications, post-quantum
New leadership picks for Cyber Command, NSA expected soon . . . Multiple military, civilian and congressional sources say the Trump administration could move soon to fill the top civilian position at the NSA, setting in motion other decisions about the military leadership for the spy agency and for U S Cyber Command
Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order Trump also scrapped instructions for the departments of State and Commerce to encourage key foreign allies and overseas industries to adopt NIST’s PQC algorithms Other changes mandated by the
Anticipating Trump’s influence on US Cyber Command In his first year, Trump approved a delayed Pentagon plan to elevate USCYBERCOM into a unified combatant command This plan allowed USCYBERCOM to competitively petition for US Department of Defense (DoD) resources while also signalling a forward-leaning shift in US posturing around cyber capabilities