A commission of military, academic, and private sector experts spent 10 months evaluating the establishment of a U.S. Cyber Force, concluding it is an "inevitability" requiring advanced planning, drawing lessons from the Space Force's creation. The Commission on U.S. Cyber Force Generation, formed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, released its June 3 report defining an implementation plan.
The report identifies current Pentagon cyber efforts as insufficient due to a lack of a single accountable organization for force generation, despite the November 2025 Cybercom 2.0 overhaul. Experts argue cyber is not receiving "due diligence" from all services. The commission recommended an initial budget of $10 billion to $11 billion, reallocating $7.7 billion from existing cyberspace operations funding. The proposed Cyber Force would include 20,000 active-duty personnel, up to 5,000 National Guard, and approximately 6,000 civilians, recognizing the need for technical expertise. Initial operating capacity is projected within 12 to 18 months, prioritizing quality and experimentation. This force would streamline the Defense Department's cyber strategy by eliminating redundancies, not absorbing all existing networked technology efforts, ensuring dedicated cyber prioritization.
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