Defense Civil Support: DoD Needs to Address Cyber Incident Training Requirements

Abstract

The Presidential Policy Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination states that significant cyber incidents are occurring with increasing frequency impacting public and private infrastructure in the United States. Section 1648 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 included a provision that DOD develop a comprehensive plan for CYBERCOM to support civil authorities in responding to cyberattacks by foreign powers against the United States. Section 1648 also included a provision that GAO review DOD's plan. This review assesses the extent to which DOD's Section 1648 report addressed the statutorily required submission elements. To conduct this work, GAO assessed DOD's Section 1648 report against the elements outlined in the statute. GAO also discussed the Section 1648 report with DOD policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commands, and military service officials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2017
Accession Number
AD1157682

Entities

People

  • Joseph W. Kirschbaum

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • National Security
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Pacific Command

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • Cyber