Cyber Nominee Warns U.S. Could ‘Cede Strategic Ground’ on Digital Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2026 - Safeguarding digital infrastructure is central to U.S. national security and economic strength,Adam Cassady , President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy, told senators Thursday.

“Economic security is national security,” Cassady said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

He pointed to subsea cables, telecommunications networks, data centers, semiconductors, and satellites as infrastructure “as strategically significant as sea lanes, airspace, and energy routes.”

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