As a member of Congress, Will Hurd made a name for himself in the federal technology space as one of the largest advocates for agency cybersecurity and technology modernization. The former CIA operations officer helped penned legislation that created the Technology Modernization Fund, and regularly conducted oversight hearings around the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, better known as FITARA.

Hurd, who left Congress in 2021 and until recently was vying to be president, spoke with my colleague Elias Groll about his campaign and why he wants to convince his party to focus on what he sees as a series of generational technological threats.