Cybercom Nominee Emphasizes Legislation, Transparency
By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 – President Barack Obama’s nominee to be director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command said yesterday that legislation and transparency are critical to the nation’s security in cyberspace.
Navy Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers shared his views with the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing. Now serving commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. 10th Fleet, Rogers also is nominated to receive his fourth star and to be director of the Central Security Service. If confirmed by the Senate, he would succeed Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who is retiring.
“We face a growing array of cyber threats from foreign intelligence services, terrorists, criminal groups and ‘hacktivists’ who are increasing their capability to steal, manipulate or destroy information and networks in a manner that risks compromising our personal and national security,” Rogers said in his opening statement.
“They do so via a manmade environment that is constantly evolving, and through the use of techniques and capabilities that are continually changing,” he added. “This is hard work, and it requires change -- something seldom easy either for individuals or for organizations.”
If confirmed as Cybercom commander, Rogers said, his priority will be to generate the capabilities and capacities the military needs to operate in the dynamic environment of cyberspace, providing senior decision-makers and fellow operational commanders with a full range of options in that arena.
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