How the Army is equipping cyber warriors in (near) real time

Fifth Domain: In cyberspace, seconds matter. That’s why the Army is looking to a new construct to acquire defensive cyber capability to pace advanced threats on the network.

By leveraging a contract vehicle known as the IT box, the Army is hoping to cut down timelines from over 500 days to 30.

“If it takes 574 days to get a requirement approved in cyberspace, you’re done before you start,” Maj. Gen. John Morrison, commander of the Army’s Cyber Center of Excellence, said during a keynote presentation May 16 at the AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland.

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