Former State Cyber Coordinator Says It Was a Mistake to Close His Office

Nextgov: When Chris Painter became the State Department’s first cyber coordinator in 2011, he had no international counterparts.

The U.S., alone among nations, had decided the topics his office oversaw—developing international rules of the road in cyberspace, lobbying for a free and open internet, and helping developing nations build cyber emergency response teams—deserved its own office in the State Department.

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