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Cyber Command To Hold First Industry Day In October

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017

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U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) is ramping up its new acquisition authority with its first ever industry day on Oct. 27, according to the command's chief information officer (CIO).Speaking at a cyber security event on Aug. 9, George "Dennis" Bartko discussed CYBERCOM’s growing acquisition role granted by Congress in the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill, which was intended to boost the command’s ability to purchase its own technological capabilities.The industry day will take place Oct. 27 at the National Geospatial-Intelligence…

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