Some more excellent picks (plus Neuberger, appointed already.)  Of course the 
question will be will this dream team have the ability/authority to do anything 
tangible & effective, or will they be trapped like all their predecessors?  -- 
rick


Biden administration plans to name former senior NSA officials to White House 
cyber position and head of CISA
By
Ellen Nakashima
April 11, 2021 at 11:39 p.m. EDT

The Biden administration plans on Monday to name a former senior National 
Security Agency official as the first national cyber director and another 
former NSA official to head the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity 
agency.

The nomination of former NSA deputy director John C. “Chris” Inglis ends months 
of speculation about whom the Biden administration would appoint to the White 
House position, and comes after bipartisan pressure from lawmakers to fill the 
job they created in legislation that passed in December.

The administration also plans to nominate Jen Easterly, a former NSA 
intelligence officer who helped stand up U.S. Cyber Command more than a decade 
ago, to head the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to 
U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe nominations 
that are not yet public.

Both nominees, who are highly regarded in cyber policy circles, are expected to 
face smooth confirmations.

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