Defense News: WASHINGTON — Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain said Tuesday he would block the separation of the National Security Agency from Cyber Command’s “dual-hat” leadership if the White House were to attempt such a move.
At a committee hearing in which Adm. Michael Rogers, the head of both organizations, testified, McCain said he was "troubled" by reports that Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper back a White House plan to separate the two. He ripped the administration for not informing Congress before the news appeared in the press.
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