Coker’s top priorities: Federal cohesion, cyber workforce, other ‘hard problems’

National Cyber Director Harry Coker emphasizes "federal coherence" through collaboration across government and with the private sector, highlighting priorities including strengthening the cyber workforce, promoting memory-safe languages, removing unnecessary degree requirements for hiring, and increasing support for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; the piece is a policy and leadership-focused interview rather than a technical incident or threat report.