Trump Raises US Cyber Command Status to Unified Combatant Command to Strengthen It
U.S. Cyber Command will be raised to the status of a unified combatant command, said President Donald Trump Friday in a statement and in a memo to the Defense Secretary James Mattis. The move is aimed at strengthening and streamlining…
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cyberspace operations and providing more opportunities to improve defense, Trump said. He directed Mattis to provide a recommendation and possible plan about the "future command relationship" between Cyber Command and the NSA, potentially separating them. During the campaign, Trump promised to improve the command (see 1610030025).