Speaking at a cyber summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Army Gen. Keith Alexander, who as National Security Agency director is also US Cyber Command boss, said his position must remain “dual-hatted” in order to ensure “unity of effort” between the two organizations. Efforts to break up the leadership of NSA and CYBERCOM would result in the “two teams not working together,” he said. In addition, this could lead to duplication of effort and feuds over resources and ownership, he said. As CYBERCOM chief, Alexander is responsible for coordinating and conducting operations and defense of Defense Department networks. In his NSA role, he oversees the protection of national security information systems, among his duties. “Leveraging what we have at NSA—all the technical talent and assets—is absolutely in the best interest of this country,” said Alexander. “We treat [NSA and CYBERCOM] as one team, not two, and that’s what our nation needs,” he said during the Oct. 8 event.
Air Force Munitions Gets Big Boost from Reconciliation
June 28, 2025
Thanks to reconciliation, the fiscal 2026 Air Force budget would get a surge of munitions procurement, but it's not yet clear if the production increase will be sustained. The Air Force revealed the secret AIM-260 air-to-air missile's funding for the first time.