Cyber Command seeks additional $106M for three unfunded priorities

By Justin Doubleday / February 21, 2020 at 11:17 AM
U.S. Cyber Command is requesting an extra $106 million in fiscal year 2021 for three programs: "hunt forward" capabilities, access operations and Defense Department information network security. In a Feb. 20 letter and "Unfunded Priorities List" sent to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) and obtained by Inside Defense , CYBERCOM Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone seeks the extra funding "should additional resources be available." The Pentagon's FY-21 budget request sent to Capitol Hill last week includes $5.4 billion...

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