Members of the 106th Rescue Wing Communication Flight stand in formation at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York National Guard, during their unit’s redesignation ceremony to become the 106th Communications Squadron, February 4, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Donaldson)
While language directing an independent assessment for a potential cyber force was weakened, observers are still feeling positive about the provision in the NDAA.
U.S. Army soldiers trained closely with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, or JGSDF, during Cyber Blitz 2019. (Photo by Edric Thompson)
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing Communication Flight stand in formation at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York National Guard, during their unit’s redesignation ceremony to become the 106th Communications Squadron, February 4, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Donaldson)
In this exclusive Op-Ed, Lt. Gen. Charlie “Tuna” Moore (Ret.), former deputy commander of Cyber Command, weighs in on options to address digital threats.
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)
Staff Sgt. Gregory Fretz, cyber operations specialist with 178th Cyber Protection, Mississippi Army National Guard, monitors cyber attacks during Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 21, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine)
A provision in the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal 2024 NDAA directs an outside study on the creation of an independent cyber service.
Some outside groups have offered roadmaps for how to establish an independent cyber force akin to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force.
