GAO finds Pentagon sacrificed readiness in rush to build up Cyber Mission Force

By Justin Doubleday / March 6, 2019 at 3:50 PM
U.S. Cyber Mission Force teams have "generally low" readiness levels, as senior Defense Department leaders prioritized completing the build-up of the force to meet a self-imposed deadline rather than sufficiently training the teams, according to the Government Accountability Office. U.S. Cyber Command and the military services have made strides in the development of consistent training standards and standard operating procedures for readiness reporting, as well as establishing a series of foundational training courses for the CMF, according to a report...

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