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Official: Acquisition Limits Hindering Cyber Command, Want Contracting Cap Raised To $250 Million

Official: Acquisition Limits Hindering Cyber Command, Want Contracting Cap Raised To $250 Million
Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command

Cyber Command is looking to make the most of the extension of its acquisition authority through 2025, but officials are still pushing Congress to raise its contracting cap up to $250 million to better handle large procurement projects such as the Unified Platform project.Stephen Schanberger, a top Cyber Command acquisition official, told attendees at a Thursday Billington cyber summit that a $75 million acquisition limit continues to hamper the ability to go after innovative capabilities and the command will likely…

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