{"id":2578311,"date":"2026-03-10T17:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-joshua-rudd-to-lead-nsa-and-cyber-command\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:59:59","slug":"senate-confirms-joshua-rudd-to-lead-nsa-and-cyber-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-joshua-rudd-to-lead-nsa-and-cyber-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate confirms Joshua Rudd to lead NSA and Cyber Command"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-confirms-joshua-rudd-to-lead-nsa-and-cyber-command%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578311&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gen. joshua Rudd was confirmed by the Senate 71-29 to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, taking on a dual-hat role as a four-star general after a year without Senate-confirmed leadership.His career spans logistics, Special Forces, and Delta Force, and he has most recently served as deputy director of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, focusing on countering China\u2019s regional advances. sen. Ron Wyden voiced opposition to the pace and scope of his confirmation, raising concerns about Rudd\u2019s cybersecurity experience and NSA surveillance authorities and arguing against on-the-job learning, while Sen. Tom Cotton praised him.The confirmation comes as the Trump management advances a cyber strategy, with Rudd stressing a commitment to leading NSA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nsa-responds-to-explosive-allegations-they-are-spying-on-tucker-carlson\/\" title=\"... Responds To Explosive Allegations They Are Spying On Tucker Carlson\">foreign intelligence mission<\/a> with innovation and unbiased analysis. He is noted as the first Senate-confirmed NSA\/Cyber Command leader since April, following the firing of former NSA Director Tim Haugh.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate confirms Joshua Rudd to run NSA and Cyber Command<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2527264\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gen. Joshua Rudd was confirmed by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command after a year without Senate-confirmed leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Senators voted 71-29 to confirm Rudd on Monday, elevating him to the rank of four-star general.&nbsp;Rudd will also serve as a &ldquo;dual-hat&rdquo; leader of U.S. Cyber Command.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4487049\/thune-save-america-act-vote-next-week-talking-filibuster\/\">Thune schedules doomed SAVE America Act vote as MAGA pushes filibuster showdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4485281\/democrats-face-growing-pressure-to-fund-dhs-security-crises\/\">Democrats face growing pressure to fund DHS amid airport lines and security crises<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4485978\/thune-save-act-pressure-campaign-paid-influencer-ecosystem\/\">Thune chalks up MAGA pressure on SAVE America Act to &#8216;paid influencer ecosystem&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rudd is the first Senate-confirmed leader since April, when President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Donald Trump<\/a> fired former NSA Director Tim Haugh <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3370237\/trump-fired-nsa-director-tim-haugh-laura-loomer\/\">over allegations <\/a>that he was not loyal to the administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rudd&rsquo;s rise through the military has been unconventional. He started as a logistician before transferring to Special Forces and becoming a leader of the elite Delta Force. For the past six years, Rudd has served as deputy director of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, where he was responsible for defending against the Chinese military&rsquo;s regional encroachments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-wyden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2245\">Ron Wyden <\/a>(D-OR), a top-ranking Democrat on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-intelligence-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"166\">Senate Intelligence Committee<\/a>, pushed back against Rudd&rsquo;s confirmation, citing Rudd&rsquo;s inexperience in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cybersecurity\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"257\">cybersecurity<\/a>. Wyden blocked the possibility of a Senate voice vote last month, forcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-stonewall-paycheck-fairness-act-over-employer-burdens-redundancy\/\" title=\"Republicans Stonewall \u2018Paycheck Fairness Act\u2019 Over Employer Burdens, Redundancy\">roll call vote<\/a> for Rudd&rsquo;s confirmation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I oppose the nomination,&rdquo; Wyden <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/volume-172\/issue-37\/senate-section\/article\/S675-1\">wrote in a letter<\/a> submitted to the Congressional Record.&nbsp; &ldquo;When it comes to the cybersecurity of this country, there is simply no time for on-the-job learning. The threat is just too urgent for that.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wyden also raised concerns about Rudd&rsquo;s understanding of NSA surveillance authorities and limitations. &ldquo;The potential for abuse is enormous,&rdquo; the senator wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\/\">Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, praised Rudd. &ldquo;General Rudd is a war hero with a lifetime of service to our nation,&rdquo; Cotton <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenTomCotton\/status\/2031420776423760056\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Instead of gambling with the lives of our troops and the safety of the homeland, Senate Democrats should have confirmed his nomination weeks ago.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4484447\/trump-announce-america-counter-cartel-coalition-shield-america-summit\/\"><strong>TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW &lsquo;AMERICAS COUNTER CARTEL COALITION&rsquo; AT SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS SUMMIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-bannon-bid-to-avoid-prison-sentence-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rejects Bannon bid to avoid prison sentence ... Washington Examiner\">committee&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s support, my focus will be to lead the NSA in its vital foreign intelligence mission, driven by the pursuit of innovation and an unwavering commitment to unbiased, objective analysis,&rdquo; Rudd said in his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligence.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/os-jrudd-012925.pdf\">opening remarks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rudd&rsquo;s confirmation comes as the Trump administration leans into an offensive <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/president-trumps-cyber-strategy-for-america.pdf\">cybersecurity strategy<\/a>. The president has suggested that cyberattacks were used in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4400115\/maduro-captured-taken-venezuela-us-military-operation-caracas-trump\/\">capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro<\/a> and the strikes on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3478092\/fallout-from-iranian-nuclear-facilities-strikes-operation-midnight-hammer\/\">Iranian nuclear facilities<\/a> last year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate confirms Joshua Rudd to lead NSA &amp; Cyber Command<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2578312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26015724717284-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75492,75423,23344,14901,75491],"class_list":["post-2578311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cyber-command","tag-joshua-rudd","tag-national-security","tag-nsa","tag-senate-confirmation-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26015724717284-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578311"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578315,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578311\/revisions\/2578315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}