Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin CYBERCOM acquisition has the money, now it needs the manpower

CYBERCOM acquisition has the money, now it needs the manpower

Published: May 9, 2023, 11:26 a.m.

After years of working as a small shop with most of its requirements outsourced to the Air Force, Cyber Command\u2019s J9 acquisition and technology directorate finally has the ingredients for an independent acquisition program. While it may be some time before it can take on big platform acquisitions on its own, it now has the budget, if not the manpower, to increase the scope and scale of what it buys.\nThe plan is part of a five-year build up that will eventually see the directorate operating with more people and more responsibilities. Now it just needs to move forward and develop a track record, said Michael Clark, CYBERCOM\u2019s director of cyber acquisition and technology.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices