Pentagon officials are likely to argue the new approach, and its implementation, as reasons to hold off on creating a digital branch.

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While the memo that details the revamp will not be made public, parts of the plan shared with Recorded Future News show DOD expects it to take several years to implement its initiatives — up to fiscal 2033 in some cases.

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Even though the use of Section 702 by the U.S. intelligence community, and particularly the FBI, is “much, much better than it was, I think it would be a much heavier lift,” @jahimes.bsky.social said.

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“The bad news, quite bluntly, is that FISA was reauthorized with a very strong vote on the floor [where] the majority was the minority. In other words, Democrats produced more votes than the Republicans did," @jahimes.bsky.social said at a think tank event.

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All NSA employees are required to watch the video of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s town hall address to U.S. military brass.

It's unclear why NSA civilians need watch it, since there are no standards for things like facial hair or physical fitness.

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Meanwhile, between early retirements, deferred resignations and cuts to probationary personnel, the NSA surpassed its own goal and lost about 2,100 people prior to the September 30 "Fork in the Road" deadline.

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David Frederick, who was appointed the NSA’s first assistant deputy director for China in 2023, was recently tapped to be the agency’s lead representative in the United Kingdom.

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Joe Francescon, who in August was picked to serve as NSA deputy director has yet to officially begin wor. Sheila Thomas, who has filled the post in an acting capacity since April, recently submitted her retirement paperwork.

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Army Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton, the leader of Cyber Command’s network defense arm, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley, the head of his service’s information warfare command, are considered to be front-runners to lead U.S. Cyber Command & NSA

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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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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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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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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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