Lawmakers push for guardrails, deadline on cyber military study

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers asked the National Academies to evaluate organizational options for the nation’s military cyber forces, specifically whether to establish a separate U.S. Cyber Force or refine the current U.S. Cyber Command model (similar to Special Operations Command). The letter requests completion by November 30 with bimonthly updates to inform FY2027 NDAA deliberations, underscoring ongoing debate over readiness and governance of cyber warfighting capabilities.