Congress would designate NC3 as major force program

By Shelley K. Mesch / December 12, 2023 at 10:57 AM
Congress would order the Defense Department to make nuclear command, control and communications a major force program and establish a team for cyber defenses of that program, according to the defense policy conference bill text released last week . In the section that would establish NC3 as a major force program, Congress would also require the Defense Department to submit budget materials on the program each year, including comparisons to the prior year and assessments of significant changes, priorities and...

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