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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to “Wild Bill” Platoon, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment conduct electronic warfare training during Combined Resolve XV, Feb. 23, 2021 at the Hohenfels Training Area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Julian Padua)

Could US Cyber Command play a larger role in electronic warfare in the future?

With the increasing convergence of cyber and the electromagnetic spectrum, some lawmakers and outside experts are asking if Cybercom will take a bigger role in EW.

Apr 21, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C. March 30, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Cyber Command chief wants Congress to help with readiness

“As I take a look at it, we're going to need to have people that spend more time at U.S. Cyber Command than less," Gen. Paul Nakasone…

Apr 19, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. sailors assigned to Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) man their stations at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Aug. 4, 2010. (DOD photo)

House Armed Services Committee concerned with state of Navy cyber readiness

The HASC is seeking to force the service to create a cyber-specific work role and career field designator.

Jun 28, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

SASC bill authorizes budget boost for several Cyber Command initiatives

The Senate Armed Services Committee just passed its version of the fiscal 2023 NDAA.

Jun 17, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Then-Maj. Gen. Kevin B. Kennedy, Assistant Deputy Chief Information Officer, Digital Transformation, and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters US Air Force, participates in the Enterprise IT-as-a-Service (EITAAS) Vendors Executive panel discussion during the 2019 Air Force Information Technology & Cyberpower Conference, Aug. 27, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Birchfield/Released)

New leader chosen for Air Force’s information warfare command

Maj. Gen. Kevin Kennedy has been selected as the next commander of 16th Air Force.

May 25, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Space Force will likely add a component to Cyber Command, senior official says

Cyber Command is already helping the new military service assess how to better perform assured missions associated with critical networks.

May 19, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command)

Cyber Command awards nearly $60M contract for ‘hunt forward’ operations

Sealing Technologies will provide equipment for cyber teams to deploy to partner nation networks.

Apr 22, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 85 commercial and government spacecraft and 3 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral on June 30, 2021. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota Raub)

Cyber Command’s force is growing, in part, to support space

Cyber Command is taking a phased approach to add more forces to its ranks to support Space Command.

Apr 8, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

GAO: Cyber Command lacks metrics for assessing its weapons and platforms

GAO said Cyber Command needs to develop metrics to assess if the platforms under its Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture are effective.

Mar 30, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

USTRANSCOM senior enlisted leader visits Travis — U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason France, U.S. Transportation Command senior enlisted leader, is briefed on the challenges of controlling aircraft and TRANSCOM sorties in and out of Travis Air Force Base’s airspace by Chief Master Sgt. David Iglesias, 60th Operations Support Squadron Chief Controller, RAPCON, Feb. 8, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Traci Keller)

Transportation Command will soon implement ‘zero trust’ on classified networks

Transportation Command will be implementing zero trust security model principles this summer.

Mar 30, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau