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Sestak: Create Joint Cyber Force Separate From Services

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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford An influential lawmaker in the defense arena said last Friday the Pentagon should create a joint cyber force not swayed by service-specific budgetary concerns. "If you really want to have a common effort controlling cyberspace, you need to remove the money for cyberspace from the services and give it to the Joint Staff," said Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), a House Armed Services Committee member and former Navy three-star admiral The second-term congressman said the Department of Defense…

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