Cyber Force not included in Senate defense policy roadmap

**Executive summary:** The Senate Armed Services Committee narrowly defeated Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's amendment to establish a U.S. Cyber Force, while the broader defense bill advances with a provision to create a dual-hatted Under Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Information, and Networks to reduce friction between the CIO and cyber policy offices; a National Academy study on the feasibility of a Cyber Force is pending and factored into lawmakers' caution.