Cyber Incoherence

Paul Rosenzweig
Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 4:38 PM

Last week, Megan Reiss and I mocked the silliness of the national security adviser John Bolton’s idea to eliminate the cyber coordinator role. Proving that Lawfare has little influence and that the White House has little coherence, on Tuesday the NSC announced a reorganization that killed the coordinator position.

Meet The Authors

Published by The Lawfare Institute
in Cooperation With
Brookings

Subscribe to Lawfare

Last week, Megan Reiss and I mocked the silliness of the national security adviser John Bolton’s idea to eliminate the cyber coordinator role. Proving that Lawfare has little influence and that the White House has little coherence, on Tuesday the NSC announced a reorganization that killed the coordinator position. The White House says the cyber team has two senior directors, and a coordinator is not needed. It also argues that eliminating a layer of bureacracy would make things move more smoothly, as if coordination was achieved by eliminating a coordinator.

This is not just nonsense: It is nonsense on stilts.

Back to Top
Paul Rosenzweig

Paul Rosenzweig

@RosenzweigP
Read More
Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

Subscribe to Lawfare