""we have not opted to engage in some of the same behaviors we are seeing"
-What do you think that means?
"Nobody is denying him the authority" to take action, Sanders said.
-It sounds like Rogers doesn't need direct authority by the President to act as he has plenty of power to do so ... unless he wants to wage some sort of war.
"We are focused on looking at a variety of different ways, as I told you last week, Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen met with a number of state, local and federal officials on all the ways we can best prevent things. ... We are looking at a number of different options," she added.
and then this
"I can tell you that we are taking a number of steps to prevent this," Sanders said, adding that details would be shared in "coming weeks and months."
-As with sanctions, it sounds like what you want is coming
"The NSA chief went on to tell lawmakers that the US is smart enough and strong enough to prevent Russian election hacking but admitted not enough is being done."
-Does Rogers need direct authority from the President to work on tougher security for the U.S.'s own systems?
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/cybercom-rogers-trump-russian-cyber-threat/index.html