DOD Cyberspace Operations: About 500 Organizations Have Roles, with Some Potential Overlap , September 17 , 2025
DOD Cyberspace Operations: About 500 Organizations Have Roles, with Some Potential Overlap , September 17 , 2025
From the report: “According to data provided by Department of Defense (DOD) components, DOD has established almost 440 organizations that contain about 61,000 military and civilian personnel (and over 9,500 contractors), to conduct cyberspace operations. These organizations are most often aligned with U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) or retained by the military services and conduct a mixture of offensive, defensive, and DOD Information Network operations (see figure). CYBERCOM-aligned organizations include organizations such as Navy cyber strike activities and Army cyber protection battalions that oversee tactical Cyber Mission Force teams. Military service organizations include units such as Air Force communications squadrons and Marine Corps radio battalions. Other organizations include cybersecurity service providers that provide network protection services to non-service components, such as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.”
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