Lawmakers seek insight on DOD cyber policy, operations, funding needs

By Justin Doubleday / July 6, 2017 at 10:58 AM
Lawmakers advanced several pieces of legislation last week that would increase oversight of military cyberspace operations, require the Pentagon to conduct a "cyber posture review" and call for more specifics from the Defense Department on cyber funding requirements. The House Appropriations defense subcommittee's fiscal year 2018 spending bill includes $7.9 billion to cover the cyberspace operations, research and development activities carried out by the military services and defense agencies, according to a report on the bill. The legislation also calls...

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