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. @MiekeEoyang will be the new deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, according to documents obtained by @KatieBoWill. https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/01/list-heres-bidens-day-one-pentagon-team/171471/
Check another position off the list of mid-level federal cyber jobs that we're waiting to see filled.
Check another position off the list of mid-level federal cyber jobs that we're waiting to see filled.
Biden cyber appointees so far:
Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Tech: Anne Neuberger
NSC Senior Director for Cyber: Michael Sulmeyer
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy: Mieke Eoyang
Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Tech: Anne Neuberger NSC Senior Director for Cyber: Michael Sulmeyer Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy: Mieke Eoyang
Biden has also named a bunch of cyber-related or cyber-adjacent appointees below the cabinet level. See next few tweets.
NatSec Adviser: Jake Sullivan
Principal Deputy NatSec Adviser: Jon Finer
Homeland Sec Adviser: Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
Deputy HSA: Russ Travers
NatSec Adviser: Jake Sullivan Principal Deputy NatSec Adviser: Jon Finer Homeland Sec Adviser: Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Deputy HSA: Russ Travers
NSC Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia: Andrea Kendall-Taylor NSC Senior Director for China: Laura Rosenberger NSC Senior Director for Resilience and Response: Caitlin Durkovich NSC Senior Director for Technology and National Security: Tarun Chhabra
And last but not least:
Office of Science and Technology Policy Director: Eric Lander
Office of Science and Technology Policy Director: Eric Lander
Biden has yet to appoint:
WH
Federal CIO
Federal CISO
OSTP Asst Director for Telecom and Cyber
DHS
CISA Director
Asst SecDHS for Cyber, Infrastructure, & Resilience Policy
DOD
Under Sec for Intelligence
Asst Sec for Homeland Defense and Global Security
WH
Federal CIO Federal CISO OSTP Asst Director for Telecom and CyberDHS
CISA Director Asst SecDHS for Cyber, Infrastructure, & Resilience PolicyDOD
Under Sec for Intelligence Asst Sec for Homeland Defense and Global Security
Commerce
NIST Director
NTIA Administrator
DOE
Asst Sec for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, & Emergency Response
DOJ
Asst AG, Criminal Division
Asst AG, National Security Division
State
UnderSec, Arms Control & Intl Security
Head of new cyber bureau
NIST Director NTIA AdministratorDOE
Asst Sec for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, & Emergency ResponseDOJ
Asst AG, Criminal Division Asst AG, National Security DivisionState
UnderSec, Arms Control & Intl Security Head of new cyber bureau
Addenda:
Filled: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Colin Kahl)
Not filled: Federal CTO; Under Secretary of Energy (supervises CESER); DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans (supervises cyber policy office)
I might be missing others.
Filled: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Colin Kahl) Not filled: Federal CTO; Under Secretary of Energy (supervises CESER); DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans (supervises cyber policy office)I might be missing others.
Errata: Does anyone know what happened to the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs? It was given cyber responsibilities when it was created ( https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/511118p.pdf) but I no longer see it on the DoD website. I assume I missed a reorg.
OMG, and of course I forgot perhaps the biggest unfilled cyber job of all: National Cyber Director, head of its own new White House office.
How will all the White House cyber officials work together? My read (Biden team mum so far):
NCD will be USTR-style principal adviser to POTUS.
Neuberger will oversee NSC's cyber work.
Sulmeyer will lead/co-lead NSC Cyber Directorate (& presumably report to Neuberger).
NCD will be USTR-style principal adviser to POTUS. Neuberger will oversee NSC's cyber work. Sulmeyer will lead/co-lead NSC Cyber Directorate (& presumably report to Neuberger).
To get REALLY into the weeds: Neuberger's title (deputy natsec adviser) seems to place her on same rung as Sherwood-Randall (double title of homeland sec adviser & dep natsec adviser), but it's unclear if Neuberger will report directly to Sullivan or to principal deputy Finer.
