Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, nominee to be director of the National Security Agency, takes his seat before the start of his confirmation hearing in the Senate Select Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Thursday, January 29, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Jetzer)
If confirmed, Rudd would take over dual-hat leadership for both NSA and Cybercom — two powerful agencies charged with collecting intelligence and protecting American cyber interests from…