Sec. 1042. Department of Defense integration of information operations and cyber-enabled information operations
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The Secretary of Defense shall establish a cross-functional task force consistent with section 911(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) to integrate across the organizations of the Department of Defense responsible for information operations, military deception, public affairs, electronic warfare, and cyber operations to produce integrated strategy, planning, and budgeting to counter, deter, and conduct strategic information operations and cyber-enabled information operations.
The task force shall carry out the following: Development of a strategic framework for the conduct by the Department of Defense of information operations, including cyber-enabled information operations, coordinated across all relevant Department of Defense entities, including both near-term and long-term guidance for the conduct of such coordinated operations. Development and dissemination of a common operating paradigm across the organizations specified in subparagraph
(A)of the influence, deception, and propaganda activities of key malign actors, including in cyberspace. Development of guidance for, and promotion of, the liaison capability of the Department to interact with the private sector, including social media, on matters related to the influence activities of malign actors. The Secretary of Defense shall appoint as the head of the task force such individual as the Secretary considers appropriate from among individuals serving in the Department as an Under Secretary of Defense or in such other position within the Department of lesser order of precedence. The responsibilities of the head of the task force are as follows: Oversight of strategic policy and guidance. Overall resource allocation for the integration of information operations and cyber operations of the Department. Ensuring the task force faithfully pursues the purpose set forth in subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(1)and carries out its duties as set forth in subparagraph
(B)of such paragraph. Carrying out such activities as are required of the head of the task force under subsections
(b)and (c). The Secretary shall require each commander of a combatant command to develop such requirements and specific plans as may be necessary for the conduct of information operations, including plans for deterring information operations, particularly in the cyber domain, by malign actors against the United States, allies of the United States, and interests of the United States. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the task force shall— review the Department of Defense Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment, dated June 2016; and submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for implementation of such strategy. The implementation plan shall include, at a minimum, the following: An accounting of the efforts undertaken in support of the strategy described in subparagraph (A)(i) since it was issued in June 2016. A description of any updates or changes to such strategy that have been made since it was first issued, as well as any expected updates or changes in light of the establishment of the task force. A description of the role of the Department as part of a broader whole-of-government strategy for strategic communications, including assumptions about the roles and contributions of other Government departments and agencies to such a strategy. Defined actions, performance metrics, and projected timelines to achieve the following specified tasks: Train, educate, and prepare commanders and their staffs, and the Joint Force as a whole, to lead, manage, and conduct operations in the information environment. Train, educate, and prepare information operations professionals and practitioners to enable effective operations in the information environment. Manage information operations professionals, practitioners, and organizations to meet emerging operational needs. Establish a baseline assessment of current ability of the Department to conduct operations in the information environment, including an identification of the types of units and organizations currently responsible for building and employing information-related capabilities and an assignment of appropriate roles and missions for each type of unit or organization. Develop the ability of the Department and operating forces to engage, assess, characterize, forecast, and visualize the information environment. Develop and maintain the proper capabilities and capacity to operate effectively in the information environment in coordination with implementation of related cyber and other strategies. Develop and maintain the capability to assess accurately the effect of operations in the information environment. Adopt, adapt, and develop new science and technology for the Department to operate effectively in the information environment. Develop and adapt information environment-related concepts, policies, and guidance. Ensure doctrine relevant to operations in the information environment remains current and responsive based on lessons learned and best practices. Develop, update, and de-conflict authorities and permissions, as appropriate, to enable effective operations in the information environment. Establish and maintain partnerships among Department and interagency partners to enable more effective whole-of-government operations in the information environment. Establish and maintain appropriate interaction with entities that are not part of the Federal Government, including entities in industry, entities in academia, Federally funded research and development centers, and other organizations, to enable operations in the information environment. Establish and maintain collaboration between and among the Department and international partners, including partner countries and nongovernmental organizations, to enable more effective operations in the information environment. Foster, enhance, and leverage partnership capabilities and capacities. An analysis of any personnel, resourcing, capability, authority, or other gaps that will need to be addressed to ensure effective implementation of the strategy described in subparagraph (A)(i) across all relevant elements of the Department. An investment framework and projected timeline for addressing any gaps identified under clause (v). Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense considers relevant. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the implementation plan is submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) and not less frequently than once every 90 days thereafter until the date that is three years after the date of such submittal, the head of the task force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the status of the efforts of the Department to accomplish the tasks specified under clauses
(iv)and
(vi)of subparagraph (B). Consistent with the elements of the implementation plan required under clauses
(i)and
(ii)of subsection (b)(2)(B)(4), the head of the task force shall establish programs to provide training and education to such members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure understanding of the role of information in warfare, the central goal of all military operations to affect the perceptions, views, and decision-making of adversaries, and the effective management and conduct of operations in the information environment. The Secretary shall establish a position within the Department of Defense known as the Defense Intelligence Officer for Information Operations and Cyber Operations . In this section: The term head of the task force means the head appointed under subsection (a)(2)(A). The term implementation plan means the plan required by subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii). The term task force means the cross-functional task force established under subsection (a)(1)(A).
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