{"id":19601,"date":"2019-12-10T20:22:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/10\/congress-wants-to-up-dods-game-in-the-information-environment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:47:34","slug":"congress-wants-to-up-dods-game-in-the-information-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/12\/10\/congress-wants-to-up-dods-game-in-the-information-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress wants to up DoD\u2019s game in the information environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Congress wants the Pentagon to create a new position to advise the Secretary of Defense on information operations, essentially operations aimed to influence the decision making of adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The provision in the annual defense policy bill, finalized by a conference committee of House and Senate leaders Dec. 9, instructs the Department of Defense to designate a principal information operations adviser 30 days after the enactment of the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\t