The RAND Corporation, which the Pentagon assigned to study the measures it would take to create a position for an assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, has submitted its research on the matter, and the US Defense Department is reviewing the results. However, it will be months until anyone is formally nominated.
Mieke Eoyang, current deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, is considered a likely candidate. Another rumored potential candidate is Michael Sulmeyer, principal cyber adviser for the Army.
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