"would provide U.S. Cyber Command - the digital combatant command that shares space with the NSA - some $73 million for cyberspace operations, around $30 million for unnamed activities and $314 million for operations and maintenance at its headquarters. It also appears to preserve the dual-hat leadership structure of Cybercom and NSA - traditionally co-led by the same four-star general - with language that prevents Defense Department funding from being used to "reduce or diminish" responsibilities, oversight and authorities given to the Cybercom director."
"The bill also makes a sweeping demand for the Defense Department to harmonize all of its cybersecurity regulations by June of next year, including requirements for defense industrial base providers. "The harmonization required ... shall ensure that processes and governance structures exist and are sufficient to identify and eliminate duplicative and inconsistent cybersecurity requirements and cybersecurity requirements unique to single contracts," it says. That measure reflects months of internal Pentagon IT efforts to overhaul longstanding acquisitions processes for cyber and tech providers."
The FY26 National Defense Authorization Act allocates significant funding to cyber activities, including targeted millions for U.S. Cyber Command operations and headquarters maintenance. The bill preserves the dual-hat leadership link between Cybercom and the NSA and restricts use of Defense Department funds to reduce Cybercom authorities. DOD-wide cyberspace training, operations, and maintenance across Army, Air Force, and Marine components receive billions. The legislation requires the Defense Department to harmonize all cybersecurity regulations, including defense industrial base requirements, by next June to remove duplicative and inconsistent obligations. The harmonization reflects internal Pentagon IT efforts to reform acquisition processes for cyber and tech providers.
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