we want or need to be in this regard. we continue to make investments in technologies and capabilities to improve detection of malicious cyber activities and make it more difficult for those doing us harm. it takes more than technology. it takes talented, motivated people. we re investing more than ever in the recruitment and retention of a skilled workforce that is knowledgeable, passionate, and dedicated to protecting the nation for the safety of our citizens and of our friends and allies around the world. innovation is one of the key ten either of nsa and cyber command and we need to invigorate the cyber workforce to think about challenges that don t subscribe to borders and boundaries. a key driver and challenge as we look to the future. cyber command is well along the building our cyber mission force deploying teams to defend the vital networks that support dod operations and commanders