Hagel Addresses Cyber Jurisdiction in Hill Testimony

You are subscribed to American Forces News Articles for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Hagel Addresses Cyber Jurisdiction in Hill Testimony 06/12/2013 02:33 PM CDT Hagel Addresses Cyber Jurisdiction in Hill Testimony By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 - The fiscal year 2014 defense budget request significantly increases the Defense Department's cyber capacity -- an area where it lacks authority but has most of the assets, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Senate Budget Committee here today. The secretary and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared today before the House and Senate budget committees. In the House hearing, Hagel noted cyber is an interagency responsibility, with law assigning the Department of Homeland Security much of the lead responsibility, but with of the national capability centered in U.S. Cyber Command. The secretary noted that Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, Cybercom commander and director of the National Security Agency, was scheduled to testify on cybersecurity threats later in the day. The interagency effort is going well, Hagel said, but he added that private-sector concerns are mounting. "The bigger issues -- the privacy issues, the business issues -- [are] what I understand really led to the breakdown in your efforts here on the Hill in trying to find compromise legislation last December," the secretary told the lawmakers. "That yet needs to be bolted together." Those issues complicate what the Pentagon can do, he added, because the Defense Department is chartered to protect only national security networks. "When you veer out in the private sector, how far you can go, what legal authorities you have, what laws govern that, are, I think, the large area of some contested debate," the secretary said.   Biographies: Chuck Hagel Related Sites: Special Report: Cybersecurity   Defense Department News Through Facebook On American Forces Press Service's Facebook page, you can post comments and share news, photos and videos. Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Forces-Press-Service/65137437532 or search for American Forces Press Service at Facebook.com. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time by clicking on your 'User Profile' page at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOD/subscriber/edit?preferences=true#tab1. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please e-mail support@govdelivery.com. Have another inquiry? Visit the online FAQ at http://www.defense.gov/landing/questions.aspx for up-to-date information. Get the help you, your family, and fellow servicemembers need, when you need it. Visit www.WarriorCare.mil to learn more. Check out the National Resource Directory at www.nationalresourcedirectory.org, a new web-based resource for wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans, their families, families of the fallen and those who support them from the Departments of Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of Defense. Visit us on the web at http://www.defense.gov/. Updates from the U.S. Department of Defense