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SASC Panel: DoD’s Cyber Mission Force Teams Need Capabilities, Expanded Authorities

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

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Lawmakers pressed the Department of Defense's top cyber commanders March 13 on the policy discussions needed to address authorities for carrying out offensive operations as their Cyber Mission Force (CMF) teams operationalize and peer adversaries continue to carry out threats in the domain.Members of the Senate Armed Services cyber subcommittee heard from the commanders of the four military cyber commands on plans to sustain their CMF components, which have nearly all reached full operational capability, and the challenges in effectively…

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