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Lawmakers want DOD to share more info with Americans on deterring hacks

Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Seth Moulton questioned Gen. Paul Nakasone Friday.

May 14, 2021 By Shannon Vavra

Former NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers (Photo by Nate Pesce/Flickr)

U.S. Cyber Command chief calls for debate around hacking unit’s authorities

Lawmakers and Pentagon leadership are considering plans that could one day provide U.S. Cyber Command with additional authorities to operate outside declared war zones, two senior U.S.…

Apr 11, 2018 By Chris Bing

An aerial view of the US Cyber Command joint operations center on the NSA campus is seen on May 25, 2020, in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Command and control: A fight for the future of government hacking

A quiet but constant tug of war is raging between the intelligence community and the military over the future of U.S. Cyber Command.

Apr 11, 2018 By Chris Bing

U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) man their stations at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Aug. 4, 2010. // Photo by DoD

Proposed bill would make DOD tell Congress when ‘special cyber operations’ are taking place

A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House Armed Services Committee wants to codify a process that is currently done only as a courtesy.

May 26, 2017 By Chris Bing