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An Air Force officer's semi-viral screed implored the military to fix basic computer functions before doing anything else. He told Breaking Defense the CIOs' response was "genuine progress."
“Cybersecurity must be built into system design, and the human defender should be included early on in cyber defense engineering and programmatic priorities for both system usability and training,” according to the Pentagon's chief tester.
Google's addition is somewhat surprising since, in recent years, the company has pulled away from DoD work due to internal pressure on executives from its workforce. The apparent omission of IBM is also notable.
Elsewhere in the hearing John Sherman called attention to a growing concern at the Pentagon over the radio spectrum, saying "spectrum sharing" should be a DoD watchword.
"I have a mantra of 'I want to kill to the [Common Access Card] as the primary authentication mechanism for the department'," Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said. "Industry has better authentication, and it's not just two-factor, it's truly multi-factor authentication."