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Senior Cybersecurity Reporter at The Record from Recorded Future News. Send tips to [email protected]. Signal: mmatishak.80

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Jun 6

It is with a broken heart that I share we lost our daughter & baby sister, Lincoln Iris Matishak, on May 30 at thirty weeks & delivered her shortly thereafter.

She died from congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common but overlooked virus.

She will be loved always & forever.

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16h

It’s unclear who the administration will now choose for the job. One name is Reid Novotny, who served as director of intelligence & cyber effects operations for the National Guard & is the senior military policy adviser at the Office of the National Cyber Director.

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Acting US Cyber Command, NSA chief won’t be nominated for the job, sources say

Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman, the acting leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, will not be nominated to take the job permanently, sources told Recorded Future News.

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16h

The decision to pass over Hartman further scrambles what has already been a prolonged leadership shakeup atop CYBERCOM &NSA.

Meanwhile, Joe Francescon, who was picked to serve as the new deputy director of the NSA, has yet to officially begin work.

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Acting US Cyber Command, NSA chief won’t be nominated for the job, sources say

Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman, the acting leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, will not be nominated to take the job permanently, sources told Recorded Future News.

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16h

The nomination could have run into additional resistance from people within the Trump administration who want to end the “dual-hat” leadership arrangement at Cyber Command and the NSA.

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Acting US Cyber Command, NSA chief won’t be nominated for the job, sources say

Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman, the acting leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, will not be nominated to take the job permanently, sources told Recorded Future News.

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16h

Hartman, who has been leading both entities in an acting capacity since April, was recently informed of the decision and submitted his retirement paperwork this week.

The choice was made, in part, after Hartman failed to impress key DOD leaders.

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Acting US Cyber Command, NSA chief won’t be nominated for the job, sources say

Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman, the acting leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, will not be nominated to take the job permanently, sources told Recorded Future News.

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16h

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump has decided not to nominate Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman to be the next leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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Acting US Cyber Command, NSA chief won’t be nominated for the job, sources say

Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman, the acting leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, will not be nominated to take the job permanently, sources told Recorded Future News.

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 2d

The latest proposal to reinstate a key cyber information-sharing law that expired last month includes a provision to protect companies that are still providing threat data to the government despite the lapse in authority.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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Renewal of cyber information-sharing law must mind the gap, senator says

Companies that are still sharing threat information with the government despite the lapse of the law known as CISA 2015 should be protected retroactively when Congress revives that authority, Sen. Gar...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 10d

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

My heart goes out to every parent who has experienced the unimaginable pain of losing a child — whether through miscarriage, stillbirth or an unforeseen complication.

Your grief matters. Your babies are not forgotten.

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Jake Laperruque @jakelaperruque.bsky.social · 19d

“It’s really not that controversial,” -House Intel Chair Crawford

Given that the short reauthorization window was the *only* concession Speaker Johnson gave privacy hawks after railroading them on the process and their desired votes, yes, it would be quite controversial

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is shopping around a plan that would push next year’s debate on the renewal of FISA Section 702 deep into 2027, putting off what is expected to be a grueling process until well past the midterm elections.

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New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 19d

"If that is a plan, it’s so secret that I’ve not heard anything about it,” @markwarner.bsky.social told me

“I’ll wait for the chairman to talk to me.”

Read all about it on @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 19d

The idea likely will be one of several that Cotton and other policymakers suggest. It’s notable because it is the first potential 702 renewal plan in circulation this year & one that could succeed, given Cotton’s longstanding support of President Trump.

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New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 19d

Cotton has been having convos with colleagues & the White House about an idea that would see an 18-month “clean” reauthorization of 702 while congressional leaders would back a top-level panel meant to scrutinize the entire FISA statute.

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New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is shopping around a plan that would push next year’s debate on the renewal of FISA Section 702 deep into 2027, putting off what is expected to be a grueling process until well past the midterm elections.

therecord.media/fisa-section...

New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 19d

🎵 I am gonna make it through this year, if it kills me 🎵

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 23d

My wife & I had never heard of CMV before it took our daughter, Lincoln Iris, earlier this year.

CMV is the No. 1 cause of birth defects in the U.S.

It can cause deafness, seizures and other serious birth defects and health conditions in babies.

There is no vaccine.

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 23d

On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers introduced legislation to encourage early screenings for newborns and early treatment and intervention for Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV).

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The Record @therecordmedia.bsky.social · 24d

A House bill unveiled Tuesday would extend by seven weeks the life of CISA 2015 and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program — two key cyber laws that are set to expire at the end of September therecord.media/house-lawmak...

House lawmakers move to extend two key cyber programs, for now

The measure from the House Appropriations Committee would extend the life of the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA 2015) and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program — both of wh...

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jon greig @jgreig.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Trump administration is abandoning any intention of breaking up the joint leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, US officials told @martinmatishak.bsky.social

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Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

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Techmeme Chatter @chatter.techmeme.com · Sep 9

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Sep 9

Exclusive: The Trump administration has abandoned any intention of breaking up the joint leadership of U.S. Cyber Command & the National Security Agency, bowing to the reality of the enormous complexity of the task.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Sep 9

New cyber czar calls on industry to help put 'America First' in cyberspace

My first dispatch from @billingtoncyber.bsky.social on @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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New cyber director Cairncross calls on industry to help put 'America First' in cyberspace

“We've admired the problem for too long, and now it's time to do something about it,” National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said about the cybersecurity threat environment.

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Sep 9

A past, loose plan to split the structure was trashed, in large part because the administration has been pleased with the performance of Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman, according to multiple military and civilian sources with direct knowledge.

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Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Sep 9

National security leaders believe it would take up to three years to dissolve the arrangement and another three years to fully reassemble the organizations — a major distraction from other priorities.

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Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Sep 9

Exclusive: The Trump administration has abandoned any intention of breaking up the joint leadership of U.S. Cyber Command & the National Security Agency, bowing to the reality of the enormous complexity of the task.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

therecord.media/cyber-comman...

Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Sep 3

Legislation to renew two federal cybersecurity laws has finally begun moving through Congress, but it’s unclear if lawmakers will be able to pass both bills before an end-of-the-month deadline.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programs

Ten-year extensions of a threat information sharing law and a cybersecurity grant program for states and localities won bipartisan approval in the House Homeland Security Committee.

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David DiMolfetta @ddimolfetta.bsky.social · Aug 4

New FDD-CSIS panel was launched today to create a roadmap for establishing a U.S. Cyber Force. @martinmatishak.bsky.social has the details here:
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Panel to create roadmap for establishing US Cyber Force

The Commission on Cyber Force Generation will develop potential routes Congress and the White House could follow in creating a separate cyber service and aim to deliver them in time for next year’s mu...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Aug 4

What if Trump just announces a new force on social media?

“If the president wakes up tomorrow, I’ve got a set of people ready to go who are willing to give their time and attention to this really important thing ..."

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Panel to create roadmap for establishing US Cyber Force

The Commission on Cyber Force Generation will develop potential routes Congress and the White House could follow in creating a separate cyber service and aim to deliver them in time for next year’s mu...

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