Cyber Command, NSA nominee Rudd advances to Senate floor

The Senate Intelligence Committee voted on Tuesday to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, sending the nomination to the full chamber.

The panel voted 14-3 to approve Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, who currently serves as the deputy chief of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The Senate Armed Services Committee, which shares jurisdiction over the nomination due to the “dual-hat” leadership structure that governs both entities, approved him by voice vote last month.

Rudd, who has no prior cyber warfare or intelligence experience, sailed through both of his confirmation hearings.

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