US Navy’s top cyber adviser on why the service ‘fell behind’ and how it’s catching up

**SAN FRANCISCO —** Chris Cleary’s tenure as the Department of the Navy’s principal cyber advisor (PCA) got off to an awkward start. The post, created by the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization to give each military department a single voice on cyber, came after the Navy revamped its chief information officer and its portfolio of

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