The Senate Armed Services Committee finalized its version of the National Defense Authorization Act with several provisions dedicated to trying to improve cyberspace activities, information operations and electronic warfare.
The ruling party’s military wing is a global cyber warfare leader, and Beijing is increasingly sensitive about control over information about its people and economy.
The 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron signed patent license agreements with private companies to use code that it developed to detect malicious files on a network.
A task force seeks to "operationalize" the 67th Cyberspace Operations Wing, giving commanders more authority and responsibility to assign units to missions.
Since early 2019, Katie Arrington has been working as chief information officer for the Acquisition and Sustainment Office at the Defense Department, overseeing a cybersecurity initiative.