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Posted on Mar 31, 2017

Why the Pentagon Needs to Leverage National Guard Cyber Skills

LTC Stephen B.

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"In 2016, a Government Accountability Office report found that National Guard units have the capabilities to support civil authorities in a cyber incident. However, the Department of Defense is not aware of units’ capabilities for support. In a letter written this year to Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, who chairs the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, Admiral Mike Rogers confirmed that the National Guard is boosting its capabilities to protect against cyber threats and that the National Guard Bureau is responsible for tracking these abilities. Currently, the cyber expertise of the National Guard is not monitored by the Department of Defense (DoD)."

Why the Pentagon Needs to Leverage National Guard Cyber Skills

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Posted 7 y ago

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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin

Posted 7 y ago

I think they're interviewing the wrong folks at the Pentagon. There is a HUGE effort to organize, train, and equip cyber forces across the services and their respective Guard and Reserve units. Many are still new, some have been at it a while. The military in general is still trying to figure out how best to employ ALL the cyber units while concurrently trying to work the C2, intelligence, etc elements. Its a pathfinder effort right now, but I am sure it will all become more organized eventually as we get more cyber savvy leaders into the higher echelons of the military.

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LTC Stephen B.

7 y

I would tend to agree. All the Services are looking to leverage the RC's for Cyber, given that the private sector will hone their skills faster and cheaper than the military could.

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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin

7 y

There's nothing stopping us from adding contractor support to assist in the efforts to organize, train, and equip our cyber forces. I've work in military cyber environments where we had a great balance of civilian/military. As long as we don't contract the whole effort out.

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