House bill charges Guard, Reserve forces with defending the nation in cyberspace

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https://www.fifthdomain.com/congress/2020/06/22/house-bill-charges-guard-reserve-forces-with-defending-the-nation-in-cyberspace/

By Mark Pomerleau
Fifth Domain
June 22, 2020

A House Armed Services Committee draft of the annual defense policy bill calls 
for the National Guard and Reserve components to assist in defending the nation 
in cyberspace.

A provision in the bill’s markup from the Subcommittee on Intelligence and 
Emerging Threats and Capabilities, which passed the committee June 22, requires 
a review of statues and rules that pertain to the use of the National Guard for 
response and recovery from significant cyberattacks.

The bill defines a cyber incident as significant if the event results in 
demonstrable harm to the national security interests or economy of the United 
States and the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety 
of the American people.

A separate provision in the bill requires an evaluation of nontraditional cyber 
support to the Department of Defense. The assessment will include an evaluation 
of Reserve and Guard support to cyber operations forces; an evaluation of 
various Reserve, Guard, auxiliary and nontraditional support models to include 
those that can be utilized domestically and internationally; and an evaluation 
of dedicated reserve components specific to U.S. Cyber Command.

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