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Cyber Funding Nearly Flat In Pentagon’s $9.8 Billion Request

Cyber Funding Nearly Flat In Pentagon’s $9.8 Billion Request
Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command

The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2021 budget request includes a total of $9.8 billion for cyber activities, a nearly flat funding level from what it received in FY ‘20. Overall, the request is up $200 million, about 2 percent. U.S. Cyber Command’s 133 Cyber Mission Forces (CMF) would receive $2.2 billion, which is also the same level of funding as the previous year. “The department also continues to make significant investments in dual-use cyber ranges with the flexibility to support both…

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