Senators on the Armed Services Committee will be briefed by a top intelligence official on cyber threats Tuesday morning.

The hearing, which will beclosedto the public, will feature testimony from Adm. Michael Rogers, who holds the dual-leadership role at U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA).

The closed-door briefing will give lawmakers an opportunity to press Rogers on the intelligence communitys recent findings about Russias cyber attacks aimed at the U.S. presidential election.

The committee last received testimony from Rogers and other intelligence officials on foreign cyber threats to the United States in January, ahead of the intelligence communitys release of a report on Russias meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

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The Pentagon and other government agencies have been challenged to secure computer systems and infrastructure as cyber threats from nation states and other hostile actors have increased.

Trump waspoisedto sign an executive action overhauling cybersecurity across the government last week, though it was ultimately postponed.

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