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Homeland Security

Biden Adds Cyber Security Expert, Homeland Security Advisers To NSC

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

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Biden Adds Cyber Security Expert, Homeland Security Advisers To NSC

Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology. Photo: National Security Agency

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday named current National Security Agency cyber chief Anne Neuberger as his top official on the National Security Council (NSC) for cyber security and emerging technologies and also named Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall as his top homeland security adviser on the council. The re-establishment of a top cyber security position at the NSC is in line with Biden’s announcement in December that cyber security will be a top priority for his administration. Neuberger is the director of the…

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