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Kevin Collier Jul 15, 2023

This is truly jaw-dropping. Absolutely no one's doubting her credentials. A young Black woman already doing the job of acting National Cyber Director can't get formally Senate confirmed in that role because she has debt?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/15/kemba-walden-nomination-cyber-director/

Personal debts said to scuttle nomination of Biden’s acting cyber director

The White House has said it won't nominate Kemba Walden to be national cyber director over personal debts. The rationale has stunned colleagues.

The Washington Post

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johnbessa

@kevincollier Biden is behind this. Historically, he is no great shakes:
The White House’s preferred choice is Harry Coker, a former top official at the CIA and National Security Agency who is well-regarded, two people said. Coker, who is Black, is undergoing the vetting process now, they said.