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Portrait of Ms. Morgan M. Adamski, incoming Executive Director of U.S. Cyber Command (U.S. Cyber Command photo).

US Cyber Command is getting a new No. 3

Morgan Adamski will take over as the next executive director of Cybercom early next month.

May 6, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service visited Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala., Apr. 3, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trey Ward)

Cybercom establishes AI task force

The task force will have three main focus areas: delivering artificial intelligence capabilities for operations, enabling AI adoption and countering AI threats.

Apr 17, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Airman 1st Class Gerald Mack, cyber operator with 175th Cyber Operations, Maryland Air National Guard, monitors cyber attacks during Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 21, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine)

DOD renewing focus on foundational cyber intelligence

U.S. Cyber Command and the Defense Intelligence Agency are conducting a series of pilots and sprints to evaluate ways to improve foundational cyber intelligence.

Apr 12, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Lawmakers nix proposal to create military cyber intelligence capability

A reconciled version of the 2024 NDAA wouldn't require the creation of a dedicated military cyber intelligence center.

Dec 7, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C. March 30, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

NSA opening AI Security Center

The new center will reside within the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center.

Sep 28, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Defense Scoop

Why it’s critical for the U.S. to position itself as the leader in generative AI

The Special Competitive Studies Project, which has continued the work of the now-dissolved National Security Commission on AI, issued its latest report this week on generative AI…

Sep 20, 2023 By DefenseScoop Staff

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the next leader of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cybercom-NSA nominee argues severing dual hat would be ‘time consuming, more complex and less effective’

Lt. Gen. Haugh laid out the downsides of splitting the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.

Jul 21, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Capitol Building (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate panel trying to mandate creation of military cyber intelligence capability

A provision for the initiative was included in the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Jul 17, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

A sign for the National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Maryland, February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Joint Chiefs nominee supports continued dual-hat leadership arrangement at Cybercom, NSA

In written responses to senators as part of his confirmation to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown said U.S.…

Jul 11, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command)

Five years in, a look at how Cybercom and NSA’s Integrated Cyber Center improved coordination of operations

As the Integrated Cyber Center and Joint Operations Center turned five in May, current and former officials reflected on how it has improved overall coordination and cyber…

May 31, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau