‘CLOSE’: Two months into his administration, President Joe Biden has yet to nominate someone to the newly created position of national cyber director but says he’s “close” to making a decision on the key post, which was mandated by Congress last year. Asked by reporters as he boarded Air Force One last night if his decision would come within days, Biden repeated he’s “close.”

Creation of the cyber czar in the White House job was one of the recommendations from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission that was included in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to increase coordination of the nation’s defense against cyberattacks and cyberespionage.