Considering the top two cybersecurity roles in the US government have been vacant since mid 2018, it's fortunate that there are still some people focused on area.
The position was not cancelled. Tom Bossert had the position and resigned, and Rob Joyce assumed an acting position role from April 10, 2018 to May 31, 2018 (after which he returned to the NSA).
The position simply has not been filled properly, like hundreds of other positions in government that have traditionally been filled in the past 4 decades.
My understanding is Trump is having so much trouble getting confirmations through congress, he's basically stopped trying except for essentials and the gov has never taken tech related stuff as essential.
The previous administration took cyber sec & tech of all types quite seriously. Obama visited Silicon Valley many times and fully stocked the cyber oversight positions, as well as continuing to exploit cyber weapons. So "the gov" is not quite right. Depends on which gov.
He’s had few difficulties. Executive positions simply aren’t being filled, for some reason. He’s proposed many judges. AFAIK every name proposed for any position has been approved by the senate.
I would imagine it is difficult to fill positions when you're a Washington outsider and when you reject the opinions of insiders. That of course assumes you have time in your schedule between executive time blocks.
Unless you read only one news source, there is no debate as to why positions are not filled. It is because of one of two reasons: 1. at this point nobody wants to work with you, or 2. you don't even know who to ask.
Not accurate at all. The senate has all the party line votes it needs. Theres no 'slow walking' around that.
The reason the appointees aren't there is becuase the Trump admin hasnt appointed them.
Do you guys just blame the Democrats for everything?
It seems dishonest.
As a different sibling commenter pointed out, it's very easy to mess with senate proceedings even as a minority party, historically the party hasn't done this often, even the republicans under Obama in 2008-2010 didn't play the games the current Dems are playing with Trump.
Sorry, but from the earliest point in Obama's presidency, the Republican side of Congress stated that it was their goal to make him a one term president.
There has never in US history been more stonewalling than there was during 6 years of the Obama presidency.
