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The long acquisition process and short lifespan means a Pentagon program that can impulsively scan an enemy\u2019s network has technology that\u2019s already more than two generations old on the first day that it is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paradox is highlighted in a new report, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberdefensereview.army.mil\/Portals\/6\/Documents\/CyConUS18%20Conference%20Papers\/Session2-Paper3.pdf?ver=2018-11-13-160900-057\" target=_blank>Cyber Acquisition<\/a>,&#8221; which describes the Department of Defense\u2019s cyber acquisition process as \u201ctoo slow,\u201d a \u201csupport nightmare\u201d and one that \u201cputs the warfighter at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of the delay in acquiring cybersecurity equipment, \u201cthe military will be forced to utilize increasingly inferior capabilities,\u201d the paper reads. It will appear in the upcoming Cyber Defense Review, an academic journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frustration over the Pentagon\u2019s acquisition process are not new, but the paper argues that because of rapid innovations in cybersecurity the discontent has been compounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCyber is at the shortest extreme of the acquisition needs time scale,\u201d the study reads. It was written by Thomas Klemas and Rebecca Lively, both of the U.S. Air Force, and Nazli Choucri, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staffers charged with deciding whether to purchase a system or develop a program of record at the Pentagon are rarely the sole arbiter of what is eventually acquired, the paper argues. Instead, layers of bureaucrats are also included in the process, which only exacerbates the delays, the experts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe current system emphasizes rigid adherence to written process and systems over measurable outcomes and speed,\u201d according to the article. \u201cThis is not surprising where the volume of regulations, restrictions, and documentation is so vast and acquisition personnel are not trained to operational needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe system today does not account for unique attributes of cyber capabilities, such as the need for variety and constant change in the environment,\u201d said Katherine Charlet, a former Pentagon deputy assistant secretary and a director at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Charlet warned that the Pentagon should also take into consideration cybersecurity of traditional weapons purchases. \u201cQuality, cost and schedule won\u2019t matter if your system can be immediately defeated by an adversary as soon as it\u2019s fielded, or if it take hundreds of millions more dollars to add cybersecurity mitigations after-the-fact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts argue that recent policy changes have made the purchasing problem worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon officials can use a process known as \u201cother transaction authorities\u201d to help accelerate the acquisition process. But a recent decision by the Government Accountability Office to review the process sets a dangerous precedent, said Bill Greenwalt, a fellow at the Atlantic Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greenwalt called the Pentagon\u2019s cyber acquisition methodology a \u201ccrisis,\u201d in part because the United States is already technologically behind other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Greenwalt said that the Pentagon\u2019s new cyber rapid acquisition authority, which Cyber Command<a href=\"https:\/\/dod.defense.gov\/News\/Article\/Article\/1341201\/cyber-command-flexes-new-acquisition-muscle\/source\/GovDelivery\/\"> used for the first time <\/a>last year to amass information technology-related research and services, has driven down purchasing time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the need for better purchasing was a <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.dtic.mil\/dtic\/tr\/fulltext\/u2\/1055883.pdf\" target=_blank>recommendation<\/a> of the Pentagon\u2019s Defense Science Board, a group of outside experts, idea is not explicitly mentioned in the department\u2019s new cyber strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany of the problems that we saw which were handicapping IT acquisition were also handicapping cyber acquisition,\u201d said Nick Tsiopanas, a staff member at the 809 panel, which makes purchasing recommendations to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He highlighted the \u201cseparate determination and findings process\u201d that the Pentagon uses in its acquisition method, which he called a \u201credundancy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tsiopanas argued there has recently been momentum from Pentagon officials to change how equipment is purchased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe most intractable thing is the culture. 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