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Johnson Backs Need For National Cyber Director But Wants Details

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

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Johnson Backs Need For National Cyber Director But Wants Details

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.).

The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday threw his support behind a key recommendation of a cyber security panel that is calling for a Senate-confirmed position within the White House to be the president’s top adviser on cyber security and coordinate cyber policy and strategies across the government. But Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) also wants the Cyberspace Solarium Commission to help Congress with the details of how the National Cyber Director (NCD) and related…

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