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Executive Summary
Command (USCYBERCOM) synchronizes and directs
transregional operations and, in coordination with
combatant commands (CCMDs), Joint Staff (JS), and
Office of Secretary of Defense, liaises with other United
States Government (USG) departments and agencies, and
members of the defense industrial base in conjunction
with the Department of Homeland Security. Similarly, as
directed, DOD will deploy necessary resources to support
efforts of other USG departments and agencies.
Authorities
Roles and Responsibilities
Authority for actions undertaken by the Armed Forces of
the United States is derived from the US Constitution and
Federal law. These authorities establish roles and
responsibilities that provide focus for organizations to
develop capabilities and expertise, including those for
cyberspace.
SecDef directs the military, intelligence, and ordinary
business operations of DOD in cyberspace; and, provides
policy guidance and authority for employment of
assigned, attached, and supporting military forces
conducting cyberspace missions.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) ensures
that cyberspace plans and operations are compatible with
other military plans.
Service Chiefs [Services] will provide CO capabilities
for deployment/support to CCMDs as directed by
SecDef; and, remain responsible for compliance with
USSTRATCOM’s direction for operation and defense of
the DODIN.
Commander, United States Strategic Command
(CDRUSSTRATCOM), has overall responsibility for
DODIN operations and defense in coordination with
CJCS, the Service Chiefs, and CCDRs.
CDRUSSTRATCOM is responsible for CO to secure,
operate, and defend the DODIN, and to defend US
critical cyberspace assets, systems, and functions as
directed by the President or SecDef, against any intrusion
or attack, and does so through a subunified command,
USCYBERCOM.
Other Combatant Commanders operate and defend
tactical and constructed networks within their commands;
and, integrate CO capabilities into all military operations;
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