“he head of U.S. Cyber Command told Congress on Tuesday that his command should be elevated to become its own unified combatant command, a move that would make it one of the most powerful institutions in the Defense Department.
The idea of upgrading CYBERCOM has been discussed inside the Pentagon for months and the comments from Adm. Michael Rogers, the CYBERCOM commander, signals that senior military leaders may be nearing a final decision on the matter.
‘A combatant commander designation would allow us to be faster, which would generate better mission outcomes,’ Rogers told the Senate Armed Services Committee.”
Source: U.S. Cyber Command should be combatant command, DoD’s top cyber warrior says