Pentagon gives thumbs-down to cyber service proposal in defense bills

The U.S. Department of Defense has appealed to Congress to remove FY2025 NDAA provisions requiring an independent study on establishing a separate Cyber Force and elevating Joint Force Headquarters–DODIN under U.S. Cyber Command, citing an existing RAND Section 1533 assessment and concerns about constraining future command relationships; the move faces bipartisan pushback as House and Senate staff begin conferencing the defense bill.