Trump Taps Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to Lead NSA, Cyber Command

The deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command would fill a post that has been vacant for eight months.

A sign for the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command and Central Security Service near the visitor's entrance to the NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Md., on Feb. 14, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump has nominated Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd for promotion to general and to assume the role of director of the National Security Agency and chief of U.S. Cyber Command, the Defense Department announced Thursday.

Rudd, who most recently served as deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, would take over the two roles at Fort Meade, Maryland, if the Senate confirms him. The two-job position has been vacant for eight months since the dismissal of Gen. Timothy Haugh in April, with Lt. Gen. William Hartman serving in an acting capacity since.