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Senate Confirms Trump's Pick for NSA, Cyber Command (politico.com)

Posted by msmash on from the for-the-record dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: The Senate Tuesday quietly confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. U.S. Army Cyber Command chief Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone was unanimously confirmed by voice vote to serve as the "dual-hat" leader of both organizations. The two have shared a leader since the Pentagon established Cyber Command in 2009. He will replace retiring Navy Adm. Mike Rogers after a nearly four-year term. The Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees both previously approved Nakasone's nomination by voice vote.

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  1. Quietly? by superdave80 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The Senate Tuesday quietly confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee...

    What do you mean 'quietly'? Are you implying that they were trying to hide it? I hate how news organizations have started using this phrase haphazardly to try to make it seem like something nefarious is going on...

  2. I am dissapointed that it is not its own service by Hasaf · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As it stands, only about a quarter of the age eligible population is able to join the armed forces. If Cyber Command had become its own service then they could have opened recruiting to anyone who was willing to do the work, study hard, and become a member. As it stands, the ranks will be closed to those who are not a member of the physical elite.

    Not only dies this close the door to service by those who are not in near perfect physical condition; but it also limits the pool of potential candidates based on a factor that has nothing to do with their acumen at cyber-security.

  3. Re:Voice vote? by breech1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    So that just means we don't get to know who voted for this guy, or even if there were enough votes for him to carry.

    No, it means the guy was confirmed overwhelmingly (the article states it was unanimous). Congress will do voice votes when there's no serious opposition to the matter at hand. If a Senator didn't like him, that Senator could have raised an objection and forced a on-the-record vote. That didn't happen, so you can assume that everyone present in Senate was fine with him.

  4. Quick question. by jwhyche · · Score: 3

    Are we for or against this nomination, or do we not care?

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    1. Re:Quick question. by Ogive17 · · Score: 2, Funny

      On one hand the vote was unanimous which makes me think, without research, the guy might do a good job.

      On the other hand, any time Congress agrees on something without any contention makes me feel, as a citizen, that I'm about to get bent over and rammed hard from behind.

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    2. Re:Quick question. by jwhyche · · Score: 2

      That is a graphic but very accurate way of putting. I will admit I know nothing about this appointment or that it was even pending today.

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