Creating a Separate Cyber Force Would Require $10 Billion and a Minimum of 1 Year, Report Says

Creating a separate Cyber Force would require $10 billion and a minimum of 1 year, report says

The U.S. military’s current cyber forces are “insufficient” to leverage the increase of cyber threats facing the nation, propelling the push by some policymakers to create an independent cyber branch, according to a report completed by two independent think tanks.If lawmakers decided to move forward with the development of a U.S. Cyber Force, there would be challenges to its implementation because current responsibilities are shared between the …

New Push for Separate 'Cyber Force' Builds, but Questions Remain

The idea to establish a new military service dedicated to cyber warfare reared its head again this week thanks to a proposal in Congress and a think tank report. But essential questions about how a so-called “Cyber Force” would be manned and work with the other services remain. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) plans to introduce an amendment to the 2027 defense policy bill establishing a Cyber Force under the Department of the Army, her office …

Officers only: New report lays out what a ‘US Cyber Force’ could look like

A new report argues that an independent Cyber Force should be staffed by only commissioned officers and warrant officers to better develop the highly technical skillsets that digital conflict demands. Published Wednesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, two Washington, D.C. think tanks, the report proposes a blueprint for standing up a Cyber Force, should Congress decide to do s…

A Cyber Force budget would require at least $10 billion, new commission report says

The Commission on US Cyber Force Generation released its report outlining what a new military service could look like.

$10 Billion Price Tag and Bureaucratic Battles Loom Over Plans for Separate U.S. Cyber Force

A new bipartisan report fires a warning shot across Washington’s bow, revealing that creating a separate U.S. Cyber Force would chew through roughly $10 billion and take more than a year just to get off the ground. Supporters call it a necessary evolution to match America’s growing exposure to cyber warfare, while critics see yet another costly Pentagon bureaucracy in the making. The study, conducted by the Center for Strategic and International…

New cyber force would cost up to $11 billion to start, commission says

The military branch would take 12 to 18 months to get up and running and also include roughly 5,000 members of the National Guard and up to 6,000 civilians, according to the commission.