Trump is getting ready to reboot the NSA

Making signals intelligence sexy again

In the lead up to his confirmation hearing for the Secretary of Defense job, Pete Hegseth received a revealing question from the Senate Armed Services Committee: “Do you believe that the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command should be dual-hatted? What are the ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ of this arrangement, in your view? Please explain your answer.”

The mainstream press paid zero attention to the query or Hegseth’s answer, and this was a mistake. Because the Q&A exchange indicated that there could be profound changes coming to the NSA.