The dual role of assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy and principal cyber adviser to the defense secretary allows the person in it to act as liaison and streamlining agent, according to Michael Sulmeyer, the first Pentagon official to hold the position. Sulmeyer, who previously served as principal cyber adviser to the Army, said his new job will make him a “forward-facing” entity at the Office of the Secretary of Defense on cyber issues, while also serving as a...
