
The White House objected to many provisions in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909), including moving Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) up to a unified combatant command, the administration said Monday.While the administration said it appreciates the House Armed Services Committee's support for the Defense Department’s cyber missions and forces, it “objects to statutorily requiring the establishment of a unified combatant command for cyber operations in section 911,” the White House said in…