{"id":14681,"date":"2017-12-01T21:10:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T21:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/01\/quarterly-cyber-briefings-part-of-maturing-cyber-command\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:31:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:31:49","slug":"quarterly-cyber-briefings-part-of-maturing-cyber-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2017\/12\/01\/quarterly-cyber-briefings-part-of-maturing-cyber-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarterly cyber briefings part of maturing Cyber Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Cyber Command continues to grow in capacity and capability so too does congressional oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Trump elevates Cyber Command; split with NSA still an option<\/i><\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only is the command itself relatively young, but the notion of cyber operations and the international legal framework behind them are also nascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given cyber operations will play a large role in future conflict with the military looking to integrate cyber effects<\/a> into traditional military operations<\/a> at all the geographic combatant commands, Congress wants to maintain oversight into global cyber operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[What Cyber Command learned from ISIS operations<\/i><\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Cyber is being normalized with traditional military operations<\/i><\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was partially behind one of the provisions that made it into the conference report of the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act to amend the current law requiring quarterly cyber operations briefings<\/a>, expanding the scope of such briefings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen it comes to oversight, I think it\u2019s important from the policy maker\u2019s perspective particular for members of Congress that have been in office for quite some time, we need to understand how cyber operations are changing 21st Century warfare,\u201d Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, said during a panel discussion Nov. 28 at CyberCon hosted by Federal Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving that quarterly briefing is important form my perspective so that my fellow policy makers continue to see how critical these cyber operations are when it comes to protecting our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanik said these briefings will be modeled after the quarterly counterterrorism briefings \u201cwhere policy makers have an opportunity to ask questions about the specific operations or just generally about the regions that they\u2019re covering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that this model has worked in the counterterrorism context in terms of providing transparency and information to policy makers, something she understands well as the House Armed Services Subcommittee chair that oversees cyber, counterterrorism programs special operations forces, which conducts nearly all counterterrorism operations globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, the NDAA amends current law mandating DoD\u2019s quarterly cyber briefings to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n