Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Figure and Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter One: Introduction
Purpose
Organization of This Monograph
Vietnam and Its Aftermath
U.S. Special Operations Forces Limp into the 1980s
The Catalytic Failure at Desert One, 1980
Reform and Reconstitution in the Early 1980s
Further Congressional Pushes and Defense Resistance
Congress Takes Decisive Action, 1986
Further Legislation to Force Implementation
The Bureaucratic Burdens of Administering New Authorities
Evolution After the Establishment of U.S. Special Operations Command
The Authorities of U.S. Special Operations Command
The Lexicon
Cyber Force Roles
Integration into Full-Spectrum Operations
U.S. Army Cyber Forces
U.S. Cyber Command
Personnel
Doctrine
Institutionalization of Training
Personnel
Relationship with and to Conventional Forces
“Precarious Values”
Acquisition Needs
Calls for Reform
Personnel
Salient Historical Events
Lessons from the Analogy
Problems with Current Acquisition Processes
Cyber Acquisition Needs
U.S. Special Operations Command Rapid Acquisition Processes
Quick Recognition and Validation
Track Record of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Rapid Acquisition Programs
How Cyber Acquisition Could Be Modeled After the U.S. Special Operations Command Rapid Acquisition Approach
Summary
Chapter Seven: Conclusions and Recommendations
Recognize the Precarious Value of Cyber Forces and Support Them Accordingly
Model Cyber Acquisition After USSOCOM’s Rapid Acquisition Approach
References