Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, deputy chief of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, is poised to become the next leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency after President Donald Trump formally sent his nomination to the Senate.
Trump submitted Rudd’s nomination to the Congressional Record on Monday night. The notice stated that it was received by the Senate Armed Services Committee and will be sent to the Senate Intelligence Committee within 30 days.
Although the submission does not specify the position for which Rudd is being nominated, it noted that he would be promoted to general, a requirement for the dual-hat role leading Cyber Command and the NSA, Politico reported Tuesday.
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