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Timothy Haugh, was moving $140 million swiftly for training improvements. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years.jpg?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-2.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\"><figcaption> Gen. Timothy Haugh speaks at a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on July 20, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"32.908977166093\"><body readability=\"69.014440433213\"><\/p>\n<p>Special budget powers that Congress gave Cyber Command have allowed it to swiftly accomplish tasks that would\u2019ve once taken years, its commander Gen. Timothy Haugh said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The authority over its own budget means Cyber Command is able to respond quickly to changing conditions in the cyber landscape, Haugh said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow with budget authority, we really have the opportunity to drive priorities and what that allows for in the past, the way major advancements would work in cyberspace, if we wanted to make a foundational change in the department, Cyber Command would then be negotiating with each of the four services,\u201d he said at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit. \u201cWith budget authority, we get to make that decision and then go right into implementation with our service partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an example of how that has worked in practice, Haugh said Cyber Command was able to put an extra $140 million into training.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe were able to advance more quickly the idea that we started with our training infrastructure being focused on collective training for our teams,\u201d he said. \u201cWe then were able to rapidly extend that into, \u2018How do we use those tools for certifying individuals in the work role that they are performing?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then we extended it multiple years earlier than originally intended, into the service schoolhouses, so they now have access to our training infrastructure, our scenarios, and we can update those scenarios based off what we\u2019re seeing \u2026 in our real operations, in ways that would have taken multiple years if we were doing that through each service process,\u201d Haugh said.<\/p>\n<p>Congress first granted Cyber Command budget authority in the fiscal year 2022 annual defense policy bill, then <a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2024\/04\/09\/new-authorities-assistant-secretary-dod-cyber-next-generation\/\">cemented them<\/a> in fiscal 2024 defense spending legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The enhanced authorities to carry out acquisition of technology has also been a big help, Haugh said.<\/p>\n<p>Another kind of Cyber Command power Haugh touted was its \u201cHunt Forward\u201d authority, where the command <a href=\"https:\/\/therecord.media\/cyber-command-hunt-forward-missions-2023-haugh-senate\">deploys personnel overseas<\/a> to strengthen the digital protections of allied nations. Not only do those operations aid allies, but given the common threats in cyberspace with the United States \u2014 China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and ransomware \u2014 those missions can also help back home, Haugh said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFrom our perspective, we\u2019re meeting the objectives of helping them secure their networks,\u201d he said. But it gives Cyber Command insight into how U.S. adversaries are targeting its allies, too, he said, and share with industry \u201cto communicate to those adversaries that we\u2019re tracking their activities and we\u2019ll contest them wherever we can to be able to ensure both the defense of our networks but defensive partner networks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"7.7216117216117\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cyber-command-leader-says-budget-powers-are-shaving-time-to-complete-tasks-that-once-took-years-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Tim Starks\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-card__details\" readability=\"10.901098901099\">\n<h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Tim Starks<\/h4>\n<p> Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. 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