DOD Training: U.S. Cyber Command and Services Should Take Actions to Maintain a Trained Cyber Mission Force

Abstract

Developing a skilled cyber workforce is imperative to DOD achieving its offensive and defensive missions, and in 2013 it began developing CMF teams to fulfill these missions. CYBERCOM announced that the first wave of 133 such teams achieved full operational capability in May 2018.House Report 115-200 includes a provision for GAO to assess DODs current and planned state of cyber training. GAOs report examines the extent to which DOD has (1) developed a trained CMF, (2) made plans to maintain a trained CMF, and (3)leveraged other cyber experience to meet training requirements for CMF personnel. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed DODs cyber training standards, planning documents, and reports on CMF training; and interviewed DOD officials. This is an unclassified version of a For Official Use Only report that GAO previously issued.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1156807

Entities

People

  • Joseph W. Kirschbaum

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Combat Support
  • Cyber Protection
  • Cybersecurity
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Operational Readiness
  • Standards
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber