WASHINGTON – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today announced the Committee will hold an open confirmation hearing on the nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd to be Director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 10:00am to 12:00pm EST.

Hearing Details:

WHAT: Open Nomination Hearing

WITNESS: Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, Nominee for Director of the National Security Agency  

WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 10:00am to 12:00pm EST

WHERE: SD-106

**Note: This hearing will be livestreamed on intelligence.senate.gov.**