{"id":34370,"date":"2023-07-20T17:40:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/20\/bidens-pick-for-cybercom-and-nsa-backs-section-702-as-irreplaceable\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:52:00","slug":"bidens-pick-for-cybercom-and-nsa-backs-section-702-as-irreplaceable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks-battlefield-tech\/2023\/07\/20\/bidens-pick-for-cybercom-and-nsa-backs-section-702-as-irreplaceable\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s NSA, CYBERCOM nominee backs foreign spy law as \u2018irreplaceable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Joe Biden\u2019s nominee to lead both U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency threw his weight behind the renewal of a much-debated foreign surveillance authority that expires at the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh during his second confirmation hearing of the month told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Section 702 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/congress\/policy\/2017\/09\/12\/trump-wants-congress-to-reauthorize-surveillance-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act<\/a> is \u201cirreplaceable,\u201d serving as a cornerstone of the president\u2019s daily intelligence rundown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Section 702 allows the government to collect and review communications like emails and text messages of foreigners abroad, including when they are in touch with Americans. Haugh and others said the provision helps foil terror plots and cyberattacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we see things like the origins of fentanyl in China and its path that it takes to the United States? Informed by 702,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/to-consider-the-nomination-of-lieutenant-general-timothy-d-haugh-usaf-to-be-general-and-director-national-security-agency\/chief-central-security-service-commander-united-states-cyber-command\" target=\"_blank\">Haugh said July 20<\/a>. \u201cCounterterrorism actions, the ability to see some of the egregious acts that Russia has done in Ukraine? Informed by 702.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spying measure was last renewed in 2018. The Biden administration is now pushing for its reauthorization while facing criticism from lawmakers and advocacy groups that decry it as a warrantless dragnet. Foreign targets totaled more than 232,000 in 2021, according to an Office of the Director of National Intelligence report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haugh said there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/CLPT\/documents\/2022_ASTR_for_CY2020_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sufficient guardrails on Section 702<\/a>, ranging from personal and professional responsibility to the Department of Justice and the courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/intel-geoint\/isr\/2023\/06\/16\/intel-from-nro-nga-included-in-trumps-alleged-misuse-of-defense-docs\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1498241989.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Intel from NRO, NGA included in Trump\u2019s alleged misuse of defense docs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The documents Trump is accused of mishandling contained details concerning nuclear weapons, military capabilities and activities in foreign countries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe National Security Agency and all of the employees are focused on how to protect their fellow Americans, and that includes their civil liberties,\u201d he said. \u201cInside of Section 702 is a rigorous set of oversight, both through personal accountability as well as technical accountability, to ensure that the authority is used appropriately, for its intended purpose, for foreign persons overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden nominated Haugh in May to lead CYBERCOM, tasked with guarding Pentagon information and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2023\/03\/01\/us-cyber-command-developing-own-intelligence-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\">coordinating cyberspace operations<\/a>, and the NSA. If confirmed by the Senate, he would succeed Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who has worked the dual-hat role since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior military confirmations are stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, protests a Pentagon policy for troops seeking abortion services in states where it is now illegal to administer them. More than 250 positions or assignments are now in limbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/07\/19\/pentagon-abortion-policy-talks-fail-to-yield-compromise-on-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\">closed-door meeting this week<\/a> between Pentagon officials and key lawmakers failed to break the standoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey didn\u2019t prove that this was needed to help with recruiting or retention, and there\u2019s zero evidence to support it,\u201d Tuberville said, according to Military Times. \u201cI\u2019m willing to listen, but we\u2019re not going to support this direction of allowing abortion anytime for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cCounterterrorism actions, the ability to see some of the egregious acts that Russia has done in Ukraine? Informed by 702,\u201d said Lt. Gen. 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