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Defense Authorizers Want Further Insight on DoD Plans for Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations

Frank Wolfe

Monday, December 12th, 2022

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Defense Authorizers Want Further Insight on DoD Plans for Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations

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The House-Senate agreement on a fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill requires DoD to give Congress further insight on electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) and says that DoD should provide unclassified versions of any updates to last year's classified Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy implementation plan. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), a senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee's panels on intelligence and special operations and cyber/innovative technologies/information systems, sponsored the language on the unclassified versions. The conference deal "includes provisions to enhance…

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