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Today's Topics:
1. New NSA director pushes for more intel-sharing with allies in
internal meeting (Stephen Loosley)
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New NSA director pushes for more intel-sharing with allies in internal meeting
By David DiMolfetta March 24, 2026
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/03/new-nsa-director-pushes-more-intel-sharing-allies-internal-meeting/412350/?oref=ng-home-top-story
[Photo caption] Gen. Josh Rudd also told members of NSA and Cyber Command that
the organizations should still focus on major cyber adversaries like Russia and
China, despite the Trump administration?s emphasis on the southern border.[End]
The new director of Cyber Command and the National Security Agency told both
organizations? workforces in a Tuesday all-hands meeting that he wants to
double down on intelligence-sharing with U.S. allies and partners, according to
two people familiar with the matter.
Gen. Josh Rudd, who was confirmed to lead both organizations earlier this
month, told members of the signals intelligence titan and combatant command to
partner with other allied countries ?until it hurts,? one of the people said.
He also said that while the current Trump administration has put further
emphasis on southern border security matters ? a product of the current White
House?s immigration and deportation policies ? the NSA still should keep a
watchful eye on major foreign adversaries like Russia and China, the second
person said.
Both people spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not
authorized to discuss the contents of the internal all-hands call, which was
Rudd?s first major address to the NSA and Cyber Command workforces.
Nextgov/FCW has asked both NSA and Cyber Command for comment.
The mission priorities described by Rudd could be a major reassurance for
allies and partners that routinely exchange electronic intelligence with the
United States, following months of unease over how certain White House policies
have shaped intelligence-sharing relationships.
Rudd explicitly used the term ?YESFORN? ? a play on the ?NOFORN? classification
marking that restricts intelligence sharing with foreign partners ? to
emphasize expanded intelligence sharing with allies, one of the people said.
Both people also said Rudd wants to emphasize a culture of speed, integration
and innovation, signaling a push for near real-time signal collection and
analysis, tighter informating-sharing across organizations and faster adoption
of emerging technologies to track threats.
Rudd comes from a less traditional background than past military leaders who
have helmed the two organizations. Up until his confirmation earlier this
month, Rudd served as the number two at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and he has
spent his career largely in special operations and joint command roles. But
some former officials and China analysts view Rudd?s Indo-Pacific background as
relevant to U.S. cyber operations involving Beijing.
In his nomination hearings, Rudd told senators that his experience consuming
and acting on cyber intelligence qualifies him to serve in the position.
In the new role, he will have to contend with declining morale inside NSA, as
well as significant workforce cuts that were influenced by Trump 2.0 efforts to
shed government bloat and spending waste.
Until Rudd?s confirmation, NSA and Cyber Command have been without a permanent
leader since far-right activist Laura Loomer pushed for the firing of the
post?s previous occupant, Gen. Timothy Haugh, last April.
To securely contact the reporter for this story, he can be reached on Signal
via username djd.99
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