Push for Cyber Force as new armed service captures Congress' attention

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The possible creation of a Cyber Force as an independent military service is making waves in Washington, including with a key House Armed Services Committee lawmaker.

This Feb 23, 2019, photo shows the inside of a computer. The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity against critical U.S. infrastructure, including ransomware attacks. …

The proposal grabbed Rep. Mike Gallagher, the outgoing leader of the House Armed Services Committee’s cyber panel. U.S. Cyber Command has served as the combatant unit for the cyberspace domain for more than a decade and pulls together personnel from the armed services into a Cyber Mission Force. The report calls for the Cyber Force to be established within the Army, similar to how the Marine Corps sits in the Navy, and Space Force exists under the Air Force.

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