{"id":2051,"date":"2023-11-15T20:14:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/?p=78012"},"modified":"2023-11-15T20:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:14:23","slug":"senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/15\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate panel advances Coker\u2019s nomination to head ONCD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/harry-coker-national-cyber-director-nomination\/#main\" class=\"skip-to-content-link visually-hidden-focusable\">Skip to main content<\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--top ad--top-desktop\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"site-header\" aria-label=\"Scoop News Group Header\" role=\"banner\"> <\/header>\n<p> <main id=\"main\" role=\"main\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--top ad--top-mobile\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"stickybar\" class=\"stickybar stickybar--newsletter js-stickybar\" readability=\"0.82\"> <button class=\"stickybar__close js-stickybar-close\" aria-controls=\"stickybar\"> <svg class=\"icon icon--close\" width=\"21\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 22\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"m.822.518-.805.805L9.695 11 .017 20.678l.805.805 9.678-9.678 9.677 9.678.806-.805L11.305 11l9.678-9.677-.806-.805-9.677 9.677L.822.518Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Close<\/span> <\/button> <\/section>\n<article class=\"single-article content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__container js-single-article-content\">\n<header class=\"single-article__header \" readability=\"1.4158878504673\">\n<div class=\"single-article__header-content\" readability=\"7\">\n<p> Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee advances former NSA executive director&#8217;s nomination as the nation&#8217;s cyber chief. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd.jpg?resize=640%2C458&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg 3667w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=300,215 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=1536,1099 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=2048,1465 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=600,429 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=235,168 235w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=471,337 471w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=944,675 944w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/senate-panel-advances-cokers-nomination-to-head-oncd-1.jpg?resize=1179,843 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\"><figcaption> Harry Coker, the White House\u2019s nominee for national cyber director, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Nov. 2, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"11.771346469622\"><body readability=\"24.271012006861\"><\/p>\n<p>Former National Security Agency Executive Director Harry Coker is one step closer to being the next national cyber director after the Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced his nomination Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Coker, also a former CIA officer, told the panel during the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/national-cyber-director-hearing-harry-coker\/\">initial nomination hearing<\/a> that he would plan on continuing the work of his potential predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>Coker\u2019s nomination comes after the White House was criticized by experts and policy wonks for not nominating Kemba Walden, the current acting national cyber director, to the permanent role. The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/07\/15\/kemba-walden-nomination-cyber-director\/\">reported<\/a> that Walden\u2019s personal debts were the White House\u2019s rationale for declining to nominate her.<\/p>\n<p>Walden\u2019s last day as the acting cyber chief is Friday, according to an ONCD spokesperson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI will leave knowing our work has truly contributed to the security of our nation. 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