As agencies plan for fiscal 2014 and even start on 2015, most planning involves a smaller budget. Cyber is one area that is bucking that trend. But planning strategically is crucial, especially at the earliest stages of that planning. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose, president of the MeyerRose Group, is former chief information officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and he was the first Chief Information Officer for U.S. Northern Command.