The Office of the National Cyber Director is an agency in the
United States Government
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statutorily responsible for advising the
President of the United States
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on matters related to
cybersecurity
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. It was established in 2021.
History
The position of National Cyber Director was established under the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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on the recommendation of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, a congressionally-authorized panel convened in 2019 and chaired by
United States Senator
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Angus King
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and
Representative
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Mike Gallagher.
Situated within the
Executive Office of the President of the United States
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, it is statutorily charged with "programs and policies intended to improve the cybersecurity posture of the United States, ... diplomatic and other efforts to develop norms and international consensus around responsible state behavior in cyberspace" and other matters related to cybersecurity.
Authorizing legislation for the office permitted the hiring of up to 75 staff, however, failed to appropriate any funds to do so. By August 2021, the
White House
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was able to identify $250,000 in contingency funding to hire a few personnel to support inaugural director Chris Inglis. Later in 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided $21 million in funding for the ONCD.
On March 2, 2023, the office published a national cybersecurity strategy.
Current staff
* National Cyber Director:
Kemba Walden (acting Director)
** Chief of Staff: Michael Hochman
* Principal Deputy National Cyber Director: Kemba Eneas Walden
* Deputy National Cyber Director for Federal Cyber Security: Chris DeRusha
* Deputy National Cyber Director for National Cyber Security: Neal Higgins
* Deputy National Cyber Director for Strategy and Budget: Rob Knake
* Deputy National Cyber Director for Technology and Ecosystem Security:
Camille Stewart Gloster
List of National Cyber Directors
See also
*
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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References
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