Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Cyber Command

There have been 2 cyber wars in the last 18 months.  Estonia, April 2007 and Georgia, August 2008.  Despite this, the USAF has decided that the service responsibility to "organize, train, and equip" Cyber Forces is best served by a Numbered Air Force (NAF - 3 Star General) instead of a Major Command (MAJCOM - 4 Star General). 
The ability to set budget priorities exists at the MAJCOM level.  When the NAF 3-Star budget for creating Cyber Forces competes with the 4-Star's budget priorities (Space), the 3-Star loses. 
2 Cyber Wars in 18 months - I think this should deserve a little more attention.