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New Defense Bills Key To U.S. Cyber Command’s Readiness, Nominee Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

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New Defense Bills Key To U.S. Cyber Command’s Readiness, Nominee Says

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command. Photo: U.S. Cyber Command

The fiscal year 2024 defense policy and spending bills before Congress would provide U.S. Cyber Command with the acquisition, budget, and policy authorities it needs to help solve readiness and training challenges, President Biden’s nominee to lead the command and the National Security Agency said at his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Passage of the bills will mean USCYBERCOM will have responsibility for the “Cyber Mission Force budget, will have the responsibility for the acquisition of the capabilities for our Cyber…

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