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Biden Nominates Long-Time NSA Official Inglis As National Cyber Director

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 12th, 2021

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Biden Nominates Long-Time NSA Official Inglis As National Cyber Director

Chris Inglis, President Joe Biden's nominee to be National Cyber Director. Photo: U.S. Naval Academy

President Joe Biden on Monday said he would nominate Chris Inglis to be the first National Cyber Director, a new position requiring Senate confirmation that will advise the president on cybersecurity issues and lead coordination across the country, including government and private sector, on cyber strategy and policy. Inglis retired from the Defense Department in Jan. 2014 and spent 28 of his 41 years of federal service with the National Security Agency, beginning his career at the electronic spy agency…

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