Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds, former South Dakota governor, entered the U.S. Senate in 2015 and serves on the Armed Services, Banking, and Veterans' Affairs Committees.1 As Ranking Member of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee he partnered with Majority Leader Schumer on SAE 4975, ensuring bipartisan backing for mandatory UAP disclosure.2
Defense and cybersecurity focus
Rounds oversees Pentagon posture reviews, nuclear deterrence, and emerging-technology programs. His interest in accountability for special-access programs positioned him as a key negotiator during conference on the 2024 NDAA UAP subtitle.3
Statements on transparency
He has argued that "taxpayers deserve an honest accounting of any recovered materials and the research they fund," emphasizing Congress's constitutional power of the purse.4