Pentagon Reviewing Legacy Weapon Systems For Cyber Protection In FY-17

By Tony Bertuca / September 29, 2015 at 2:23 PM
The Defense Department is in the process of prioritizing which legacy weapon systems should receive resources in fiscal year 2017 that would go toward "hardening" them against cyber attacks, according to the Pentagon's No. 2 official. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a Sept. 29 hearing that he expects a report from Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's top acquisition executive, to be delivered soon during the department's annual fall budget review. "It is a big,...

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