November 07, 2008 | 12:01:36 PM
Categories: Info War, Paper Pushers & Powerpoint Rangers
Courtesy Of Wired Blog Network
For a while, there, the Air Force was selling itself as the only service that could lead the military through a cyber war. Now, the Pentagon chiefs have made it clear: They're not buying. All of the military services are going to have a role in fighting online.
“It rebuffs the Air Force grab for predominance in cyber operations,” a Pentagon official tells Inside Defense.
Last fall, the Office of Secretary of Defense pushed back an even more intense effort by the Air Force to grab control of the military's unmanned air force.
"A draft version of the 2008 Quadrennial Roles and Missions Review... concludes the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines each use cyberspace and have personnel and equipment as well as offensive and defensive capabilities," Inside Defense reports. "This finding, set to be included in a congressionally mandated report the Pentagon expects to complete by the end of next month, is not seen as the final word on the matter."
But Air Force plans to "dominate" cyberspace aren't looking so good.
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