IN SYNC, SECURE AND AWARE


prioritizing cyber gaps and distributing requirements across program executive offices (PEOs) for execution.


Working with the ASA(ALT) Cyber Task Force and the requirements community are three PEOs with key roles in sup- porting these future technologies: PEO Command, Control


and Communica- BUILDING BRIDGES


Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter addresses the U.S. Cyber Command workforce at Fort Meade, MD, March 13. The cyber frontier is challenging the Army acquisition and requirements communities as they work to equip and train cyber forces for this complex threat. (DOD photo by PO2 Sean Hurt)


Recently, the director of national intel- ligence named the cyber threat as the number


one strategic threat to the


United States, placing it above terror- ism for the first time since 9/11. April saw the publication of the DOD Cyber Strategy, which provides five prioritized strategic goals and objectives for DOD’s cyber activities and mission to achieve over the next five years.


In this urgent but fiscally constrained environment, it is critical to properly frame the Army’s cyber requirements and capabilities, as well as to ensure that they are flexible enough to support the inher- ent challenges of this domain.


TEAMING UP FOR THE CYBER REALM Creating requirements focused specifi- cally on cyber reinforces the need for information security and resilience throughout the program life cycle. To do this, the Army is using the Com- mon Operating Environment (COE) as


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a vehicle for increased security in newer systems, while also establishing security mechanisms


for legacy systems. Tis


strategy necessitates a holistic approach to acquisition and requirements that can adapt to address changing, emerging and unknown threats.


To prepare well for these threats, while also protecting and defending DOD’s information network and data, the Army materiel development and cyber operational communities are build- ing cyber requirements to meet today’s needs. Tis team includes the U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER), the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Cyber Center of Excellence, the acquisition community and a variety of partners from industry and academia. From the acquisition side, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) System of Systems Engineer- ing and Integration Directorate’s Cyber Acquisition Task Force is responsible for


President Barack Obama has compared the lack of boundaries found in cyberspace to a game of basketball, where—unlike in football or baseball— there is no clear line between offense and defense. Instead, the roles switch constantly.


tions – Tactical (C3T) leads in defense of the tactical network; PEO Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) leads in defense of the enterprise network; and PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S) leads in offensive cyber efforts. Tis collaboration—along with those formed with other organiza- tions that support cyberspace operations, such as the intelligence community, international alliances and joint and coalition forces—is key to employing a more defendable network architecture in the joint information environment.


Army AL&T Magazine


July-September 2015


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