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Senators seek to elevate US Cyber Command

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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 13: Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, Director of the National Security Agency and chief of Central Security Services Navy Adm. Michael Rogers testifies during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee September 13, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on “Encryption and Cyber Matters.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A bipartisan group of senators have introduced a measure to elevate US Cyber Command to a unified combatant command, a move that would make it one of the most powerful institutions in the Defense Department.

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Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.