In 2019, the Space Force became the nation’s first new military branch in nearly 80 years. Now, the US Congress is already thinking about starting another one, a cyber force. For years, there's been talk of creating a military branch that concentrates on the cyber domain, driven by the increasing threat posed by geopolitical rivals like China and by organizational and staffing problems with the existing US military cyber operations. Now, members of the House of Representatives and Senate hav
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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could be used by foreign adversaries to interfere in next year’s presidential election, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead US Cyber Command and the NSA warned this past week. “As we look at this election cycle, the area that we do have to consider that will be slightly different will be the role of generative AI as part of this,” an Air Force Lt. General told the US Senate Armed Services Committee during his second nomination hearing. “And so, our con
In 1909, a new warfighting domain was created with the US Army’s purchase of the Wright Model A aircraft. Back then, taking the fight to the air was unfamiliar and on the cutting edge of technology, but fast forward to today, the US Department of Defense finds itself once again facing new and unfamiliar warfighting domains and now, there is a sense of urgency to be ready.[1]
“Up until two years ago, traditional communications squadrons were focused on information and technology (IT) support fo
