The U.S. Executive Office of the President has requested a $9.8 billion budget for the Department of Defense for 2021. This money will be used for digital operations and cybersecurity measures.
Relevant information can be found on the DOD website in a document titled “DOD Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal.” Recall that the Trump administration requested $9.6 billion for 2020.
All of the U.S. president’s executive office’s investments in cyberactivity are literally itemized:
- Cybersecurity – $5.4 billion;
- Cyberspace operations – $3.8 billion;
- Science and technology in the digital space – $556 million;
- Artificial intelligence developments – $841 million;
- Cloud technology, $789 million.
What is meant by investing more than five billion in cybersecurity? First of all, strengthening cross-domain solutions (CDS) and next-generation encryption solutions. Work in this direction is expected to help reduce the risk of cyberattacks on government networks.
$3.8 billion for operations – This spending will support both offensive and defensive operations and help introduce a unified cyber strategy.
