Cybersecurity
Trump Boosts U.S. Cyber Command's Status in Military Chain
- President says goal is to streamline cyber operations
- Command to have its own acquisition authority, analyst says
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Virginia.
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President Donald Trump is boosting U.S. Cyber Command’s status in the sprawling military hierarchy in a move intended to bolster its role defending against hacking attacks and in fighting Islamic State militants in cyberspace.
Trump elevated Cyber Command to a “unified combatant command” Friday and directed Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to recommend someone to lead the organization. The new command will “strengthen our cyberspace operations and create more opportunities to improve our nation’s defense,” the president said in a statement.