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Cyber Command details Cybercom 2.0, AI pilots and workforce shortfalls to Senate panel
Summary
Lieutenant General Hartman told the Senate Armed Services subcommittee that Cyber Command is pushing Cybercom 2.0, accelerating AI pilots and seeking hiring relief as it integrates new authorities and works with partners to defend critical infrastructure.
Lieutenant General Hartman, representing U.S. Cyber Command, told the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee that Cyber Command is executing a multi‑front modernization effort that centers on Cybercom 2.0, accelerated artificial intelligence pilots and an expanded talent pipeline.
Hartman said Cyber Commands mission is "straightforward. We defend the nation from cyber threats." He described a recently delivered Cybercom 2.0 package of recommendations that focuses on talent management, advanced training and rapid capability insertion. "We've delivered it to the department. The department is going through a very reasonable process, and we're pending the results of that feedback from the department, chairman," he said.
Why it matters: Cyber Command said it needs to accelerate acquisition and training to keep pace with state actors and rapidly evolving commercial AI tools. The command told senators it has new ‘‘service‑like’’ authorities and acquisition control that it says are already helping it field…
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