§392 Executive Agents for Cyber Test and Training Ranges

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must pick two senior DoD officials, after consulting the Principal Cyber Advisor: one to run cyber and information technology test ranges and one to run cyber and information technology training ranges. The Secretary must give them clear duties and powers and require them to write a biennial integrated plan for test and training resources. That plan must list all government and non‑government ranges and test facilities, set priorities and standards, look for ways to integrate and save costs, add or combine ranges as needed, improve workforce skills, support testing and research in a secure, connected way, approve all DoD cyber range investments, and do other needed reviews. The two executives must work with the DoD Chief Information Officer to choose a machine‑readable, open‑source language for sharing cyber event and threat data across the Joint Information Environment and ranges. The Secretary must make sure military departments and agencies give the executives the support and resources they need. The work must follow Department of Defense Directive 5101.1. Designated cyber and information technology ranges include the National Cyber Range, the Joint Information Operations Range, the Defense Information Assurance Range, and the C4 Assessments Division of J6 of the Joint Staff.