STRATCOM nominee supports CYBERCOM elevation despite concern

By Jordana Mishory / September 22, 2016 at 11:33 AM
The nominee to be the next chief of U.S. Strategic Command supports elevating U.S. Cyber Command to its own unified command, but expressed a concern that personnel could get too focused on the cyber domain at the expense of the larger mission. In responses to advanced policy questions from lawmakers, Gen. John Hyten said "it is simply a matter of when, not if, U.S. Cyber Command is elevated into a full unified command." During his nomination hearing before the Senate...

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