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Senate Confirms Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to Lead National Security Agency, Cyber Command

The NSA has lacked a permanent director since April 2025..
Senate Confirms Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to Lead National Security Agency, Cyber Command
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd enters the hearing room during a Senate Armed Services Committee Confirmation Hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington on Jan. 15, 2026. Tom Brenner/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The Senate on March 10 confirmed Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to lead the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command, approving his nomination by a 71–29 vote.

As part of the confirmation, Rudd was promoted to the rank of general. The NSA has lacked a permanent director since President Donald Trump dismissed Gen. Tim Haugh in April 2025. In the interim, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman has overseen Cyber Command operations.
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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