The State Department's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP) faced congressional scrutiny regarding its efficacy amid internal reorganizations. Testimony from Latesha Love-Grayer highlighted both achievements and ongoing challenges for the bureau. While CDP has improved coordination for cyber diplomacy—citing negotiations for the UN Cyber Crime Convention—the agency still struggles with defining its roles among overlapping jurisdictions and ensuring it has the necessary expertise for its objectives. The reorganization has provided vital senior-level support but has also led to challenges in operational clarity.
We reported that CDP's status as a bureau provided senior level support resources and involvement that did not exist before.
Although State's efforts to promote cyber diplomacy have evolved, challenges remained.
CDP's interagency and foreign coalition coordination efforts strengthen information sharing and threat management within the global digital ecosystem.
There was difficulty in clearly defining CDP's roles and responsibilities across overlapping issue areas with other agencies.
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