Devin DeBacker

Devin DeBacker was Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, Associate Counsel and Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the White House Counsel, and a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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Office of the National Cyber Director

How the President Can Shape the Role and Oversight of the National Cyber Director

Devin DeBacker Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 8:01 AM

The national cyber director’s lack of independent legal authority, combined with Senate confirmation, gives the president broad latitude to shape this role and authority within the executive branch.

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Cybersecurity and Deterrence

Congress Has Already Authorized the President to Require Reporting of Foreign Cyberattacks

Devin DeBacker Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 11:09 AM

Congress long ago gave the president broad authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to require record-keeping and reporting on foreign cyberattacks.

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