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DOD’s Cyber Strategy Emphasizes Building Partner Capacity > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News



In May, the Defense Department released to Congress the classified version of the 2023 Cyber Strategy. Today, the department made public an unclassified summary of that strategy which reveals a new emphasis on helping U.S. partners and allies build their own cyber capacity.

“Distinct from previous iterations of the DOD cyber strategy, this strategy commits to building the cyber capability of global allies and partners and to increase our collective resilience against cyber attack,” said Mieke Eoyang, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, during a briefing today at the Pentagon. “Allies and partners are a strategic advantage that no competitor can match.” 

According to the now publicly available summary of the 2023 Cyber Strategy, the department plans to prioritize efforts to increase the effectiveness of allies and partners in cyberspace. 

“In some cases, the department will work toward this goal by augmenting partner capacity, expanding partners’ access to cybersecurity infrastructure and maturing their cyber workforce though combined training events and exercises,” the summary reads. 

The summary further states the department has also committed, in some cases, to directly helping develop partner capability by enabling functions a partner needs but does not yet have. 

“The department will enhance our relationship with our most cyber-capable allies and partners at the strategic, operational and tactical levels,” the policy reads. “We will expand the total number of partners with whom we engage and integrate these efforts with the wider security cooperation enterprise.” 

More broadly, the summary reveals that the 2023 Cyber Strategy asks the department to address current and future cyber threats by pursuing four complementary lines of effort. These lines of effort include defending the nation, preparing to fight and win the nation’s wars, protecting the cyber domain with allies and partners, and building enduring advantages in cyberspace. 

“[This] strategy builds upon the direction set by the 2018 DOD Cyber Strategy and is informed by years of real-world experience of…

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Biden selects former Army acquisition exec for DOD’s top tech job — FCW


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Biden selects former Army acquisition exec for DOD’s top tech job

Heidi Shyu, the assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, vists Ft. Bliss May 2015 DOD photo by Sgt. Jessica Littlejohn 

Heidi Shyu on a 2015 visit to Ft. Bliss. (DOD photo by Sgt. Jessica Littlejohn)

President Joe Biden has nominated Heidi Shyu, former assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, to lead the Defense Department’s tech investments as undersecretary for research and engineering.

Shyu chairs the board for manufacturing company Plasan North America, leads her own consulting firm and has held several executive positions at Raytheon.

As the Army’s acquisition executive, Shyu worked to streamline the Army’s program executive offices, especially around cybersecurity.

“Cyber cuts across every single one of my programs,” Shyu previously said. “It’s not stove-piped. You don’t want … Cyber Command to talk to every single PEO individually – that’s just stupid.”

The White House also nominated former Defense Department acquisition chief, Frank Kendall, to be secretary of the Air Force.

Kendall, who was most recently an independent consultant and a senior fellow for the think-tank Center for American Progress, served as DOD’s acquisition chief during the Obama administration and the deputy director of defense research and engineering for tactical warfare programs.

Previously, he was also the vice president of engineering for major defense contractor Raytheon. He also sits on the board of directors for Leidos, another major defense technology contractor.

Gina Ortiz Jones, an experienced Air Force intelligence officer and former special advisor to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s deputy director, was also nominated to be the Air Force’s number two. In addition to her military experience, Ortiz Jones was the investment director for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) portfolio.

The White House also nominated Thomas Monheim to be the inspector general for the intelligence community. Monheim is currently acting in the role and…

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Cybersecurity Expert Discusses DOD’s Role in National Security – Department of Defense

Cybersecurity Expert Discusses DOD’s Role in National Security  Department of Defense
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Bipartisan bill would speed DOD’s cyber warfare efforts – The Hill


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Bipartisan bill would speed DOD's cyber warfare efforts
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The measure would also require the Pentagon to submit to Congress a strategic plan for developing the military's cyber war capabilities. Kirk and Gillibrand said the DOD's technology acquisition process currently can take up to 10 years, leaving the
US Congress proposes law to accelerate electronic warfare technology developmentAirforce Technology
Association of Old Crows Applauds Sen. Kirk Bill, S. 2486, The Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement ActBusiness Wire (press release)

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