Sec. 1606. Evaluation of cyber range management and funding
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Not later than January 15, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the principal cyber advisors of the military departments, complete a comprehensive evaluation of the current structure of oversight for the cyber ranges of the Department of Defense, including an assessment of the separate executive agent designations for cyber test ranges and cyber training ranges. The evaluation required by subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: A thorough assessment of the effectiveness of the current organizational structure under which separate executive agents exist for cyber test ranges and cyber training ranges. A detailed analysis of funding mechanisms and budgetary authority challenges and benefits associated with the current structure, potential alternative structures, and unified oversight options. A comprehensive evaluation of the potential integration of physical and logical ranges under various organizational structures. An assessment of how different organizational structures would affect the speed and ease of transferring systems or tools from test environments into operational use, including the incorporation of tactics, techniques, and procedures. A recommendation to the Secretary regarding whether the current separate executive agent structure should be maintained, or an alternative structure, including a unified executive agent structure, should be implemented. In the event the recommendation under paragraph
(5)supports maintaining separate executive agents, the specific criteria that would need to be satisfied for the two functions to be managed under a singular organization in the future. Not later than March 1, 2027, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— the recommendation developed under subsection (b)(5); the determination made by the Secretary regarding the organizational structure for cyber range oversight; and a summary of the findings of the Secretary with respect to the evaluation conducted under subsection (a); and an implementation plan for any approved changes to the cyber range oversight structure.