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US must establish independent military cyber service to fix ‘alarming’ problems — report

March 25, 2024

Mark Pomerleau

DefenseScoop

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Barry Loo)

By Mark Pomerleau, DefenseScoop / March 25, 2024

The current model for military services providing forces to U.S. Cyber Command is broken, and the only way to fix it is to create an independent Cyber Force, a new report asserts.

“America’s cyber force generation system is clearly broken. Fixing it demands nothing less than the establishment of an independent cyber service,” a report published Monday by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies states. “This research paints an alarming picture. The inefficient division of labor between the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps prevents the generation of a cyber force ready to carry out its mission. Recruitment suffers because cyber operations are not a top priority for any of the services … The current system compounds these force-generation challenges. Each of the services has developed its own solutions, leading to both inconsistencies and shortcomings.”

Read the rest of the article here: defensescoop.com/2024/03/25/u-s-must-establish-independent-military-cyber-service-or-risk-catastrophic-condition-report/

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