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Joe Courtney: “The last defense authorization bill that was just signed in December by President Obama actually raised the Cyber…”

On the recordOctober 23, 2017
The last defense authorization bill that was just signed in December by President Obama actually raised the Cyber Command to parity with the full other combatant commands
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney highlights the importance of Cyber Command's status in defense.

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