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Cyber policy leader Todt: Telecom executive order points up ongoing need for cyber coordinator

By Charlie Mitchell / April 9, 2020

Kiersten Todt, executive director of President Obama’s national cybersecurity commission and a key player in cyber policy development, says the recent executive order on telecom security underscores the vital role that an empowered cyber coordinator could play, pointing to a White House position abolished in 2018.

President Trump issued an executive order Saturday setting up a high-level committee to assist the Federal Communications Commission in assessing national security threats associated with telecom applications and licenses. The committee is to...


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