Jared Serbu, DoD Reporter, Federal News Radio

U.S. Cyber Command is calling for a higher seat on the military's org chart.

The outgoing commander of U.S. Cyber Command says the time has come to elevate CYBERCOM to the status of a full unified combatant command. In this report, Federal News Radio DoD Reporter Jared Serbu looks at the command’s growth over the past several years and its leader’s rationale for the change. Read Jared’s related story.

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