
Top Republicans on a House oversight panel on Wednesday voiced concerns whether a proposal to establish a Senate-confirmed cyber director and related staff within the executive branch only add bureaucracy and value to the nation’s attempts to strengthen its cyber security posture. The proposal for a National Cyber Director (NCD), a key tenet of the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission, would create a central coordinating authority within the government for cyber security issues, authorize the director to make budget recommendations on…