Senators Demand More Coordination in SolarWinds Investigation

Senators Demand More Coordination in SolarWinds Investigation
Warner and Rubio Call for Designation of Leader of Four-Agency Effort Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • February 10, 2021     Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia (left) and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida

Citing a lack of coordination and transparency, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio of the Intelligence Committee are urging the four federal agencies investigating the cyberattack that targeted SolarWinds and other organizations to designate a leader for their investigative efforts.


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"The threat our country still faces from this incident needs clear leadership to develop and guide a unified strategy for recovery, in particular a leader who has the authority to coordinate the response, set priorities and direct resources to where they are needed," the two senators say.


Warner, a Democrat who chairs the committee, and Rubio, the Republican vice chairman, wrote a letter Tuesday to the four agencies that comprise the Cyber Unified Coordination Group, which was launched to investigate the attack that targeted SolarWinds, other tech firms and several federal agencies.


In the letter, the two senators say there's been a lack of coordination among the FBI, the Office of Director of National Intelligence, the U.S. National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu ..

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