Andrew Brown
Nearly every aspect of American life runs on code, from national security to finance to healthcare to education. Yet the country is falling behind in cyberspace. A former U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) chief warned that America is “increasingly behind” its adversaries, while the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency revealed that China-backed hackers have gained “persistent access” to U.S. critical infrastructure, enabling them to disrupt power grids, pipelines, and communications at will. To catch up, the United States needs a new military service dedicated to cyberspace.
Created in 2009, CYBERCOM was tasked with directing, synchronizing, and coordinating military operations in cyberspace. Eight years later, it became a unified combatant command (UCC), which means that it integrates forces from multiple services under one structure to achieve cyber missions. But cracks appeared almost immediately. Within a year, the Government Accountability Office found that many of CYBERCOM’s teams were understaffed and failing readiness standards. CYBERCOM was so focused on conducting missions that it neglected its talent pipeline.
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