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Sen. McCain Vows To Oppose Splitting Cyber Command And NSA

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

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Sen. McCain Vows To Oppose Splitting Cyber Command And NSA

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Sept. 13 that he would block a possible Obama administration proposal to separate the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM).Saying he is “troubled” by recent media reports suggesting that Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper have endorsed the potential split, McCain threatened to object to the confirmation of anyone President Obama nominates to replace the NSA director if that person…

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