I can understand that this could be a means of trying to bargain with Russia, but I do wonder how they'll repurpose the people involved.

> I can understand that this could be a means of trying to bargain with Russia

Is the secretary acknowledging the US does offensive operations against Russian targets? Why would he even do that?!

That also seemed strange to me

I know they aren't the most competent, but I expected to have someone competent advising them.

Advisors don't work so well if you ignore them and surround yourself with yes-people

Those made redundant may end up in cybercrime. That's what happened to a lot of Soviet IT folks when the Soviet Union collapsed.

The effect of this may be to create a feral, semi-private cyber force, not unlike what China or especially Russia has.

> how they'll repurpose the people involved.

Does not feel like they would care at all.