Mark Pomerleau

Mark Pomerleau is a reporter for C4ISRNET, covering information warfare and cyberspace.


  • Army Establishes Digital Service
    Army Establishes Digital Service

    Continuing to build on successful initiatives established within the Pentagon by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, the Army is standing up an Army Digital Service. In a Dec. 16 announcement, Army Secretary Eric Fanning said the Army will be building upon the Defense Digital Service initiative. Fanning, who served as Carter’s chief of staff when DDS…

  • CYBERCOM evaluating cyber mission force
    CYBERCOM evaluating cyber mission force

    Cyber Command and DoD are assessing the effectiveness of the cyber mission force teams to determine what improvements can be made.

  • CYBERCOM Evaluating Cyber Mission Force
    CYBERCOM Evaluating Cyber Mission Force

    The Defense Department and Cyber Command continue to evaluate the effectiveness and construct of the newly established cyber force. “There is actually a study going on right now at CYBERCOM, cyber mission force 2.0, to look at do we have it right, how should we tweak it and things of that nature,” Col. Robert “Chipper”…

  • Humans have capacity to shape future of cyberspace
    Humans have capacity to shape future of cyberspace

    As cyberspace is manmade, humans can shape the domain more so than the four other physical domains of warfare.

  • Humans Have Capacity to Shape Future of Cyberspace
    Humans Have Capacity to Shape Future of Cyberspace

    Unlike four of the five domains of warfare — air, land, sea, space and cyber — cyber is manmade. This affords unique latitude to shape the future of this still emerging domain. “If you think about it, cyberspace is really the one environment that we’re fighting in that we can actually change. We created it…

  • Air Force wants industry input for enhanced electromagnetic battle management capability
    Air Force wants industry input for enhanced electromagnetic battle management capability

    In a post listed on the FedBizOpps website, the Air Force desires capabilities that will provide situational awareness and command and control of the electromagnetic spectrum.

  • Army announces its own ‘Hack the Pentagon’
    Army announces its own ‘Hack the Pentagon’

    Following an announcement last month that the Defense Department will be expanding its revolutionary bug bounty program, which provides monetary compensation to outside hackers that discover and disclose vulnerabilities on DoD networks, the Army unveiled its iteration of this innovative initiative.

  • DoD entrenches bug bounty program
    DoD entrenches bug bounty program

    The Defense Department announced a new contract to help various components and service branches launch bug bounty challenges.

  • What US Officials Say About Potential NSA-CYBERCOM Split?
    What US Officials Say About Potential NSA-CYBERCOM Split?

    In this four-part series, C4ISRNET explores the underlying issues surrounding the potential split of the NSA and Cyber Command. In Part IV: How are officials in the DoD and Congress reacting?

  • What are U.S. officials saying about a potential NSA-CYBERCOM split?
    What are U.S. officials saying about a potential NSA-CYBERCOM split?

    In this four-part series, C4ISRNET explores the underlying issues surrounding the potential split of the NSA and Cyber Command. In Part IV: How are officials in the DoD and Congress reacting?

  • Army Establishes Digital Service
    Army Establishes Digital Service

    Continuing to build on successful initiatives established within the Pentagon by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, the Army is standing up an Army Digital Service. In a Dec. 16 announcement, Army Secretary Eric Fanning said the Army will be building upon the Defense Digital Service initiative. Fanning, who served as Carter’s chief of staff when DDS…

  • CYBERCOM evaluating cyber mission force
    CYBERCOM evaluating cyber mission force

    Cyber Command and DoD are assessing the effectiveness of the cyber mission force teams to determine what improvements can be made.

  • CYBERCOM Evaluating Cyber Mission Force
    CYBERCOM Evaluating Cyber Mission Force

    The Defense Department and Cyber Command continue to evaluate the effectiveness and construct of the newly established cyber force. “There is actually a study going on right now at CYBERCOM, cyber mission force 2.0, to look at do we have it right, how should we tweak it and things of that nature,” Col. Robert “Chipper”…

  • Humans have capacity to shape future of cyberspace
    Humans have capacity to shape future of cyberspace

    As cyberspace is manmade, humans can shape the domain more so than the four other physical domains of warfare.

  • Humans Have Capacity to Shape Future of Cyberspace
    Humans Have Capacity to Shape Future of Cyberspace

    Unlike four of the five domains of warfare — air, land, sea, space and cyber — cyber is manmade. This affords unique latitude to shape the future of this still emerging domain. “If you think about it, cyberspace is really the one environment that we’re fighting in that we can actually change. We created it…

  • Air Force wants industry input for enhanced electromagnetic battle management capability
    Air Force wants industry input for enhanced electromagnetic battle management capability

    In a post listed on the FedBizOpps website, the Air Force desires capabilities that will provide situational awareness and command and control of the electromagnetic spectrum.

  • Army announces its own ‘Hack the Pentagon’
    Army announces its own ‘Hack the Pentagon’

    Following an announcement last month that the Defense Department will be expanding its revolutionary bug bounty program, which provides monetary compensation to outside hackers that discover and disclose vulnerabilities on DoD networks, the Army unveiled its iteration of this innovative initiative.

  • DoD entrenches bug bounty program
    DoD entrenches bug bounty program

    The Defense Department announced a new contract to help various components and service branches launch bug bounty challenges.

  • What US Officials Say About Potential NSA-CYBERCOM Split?
    What US Officials Say About Potential NSA-CYBERCOM Split?

    In this four-part series, C4ISRNET explores the underlying issues surrounding the potential split of the NSA and Cyber Command. In Part IV: How are officials in the DoD and Congress reacting?

  • What are U.S. officials saying about a potential NSA-CYBERCOM split?
    What are U.S. officials saying about a potential NSA-CYBERCOM split?

    In this four-part series, C4ISRNET explores the underlying issues surrounding the potential split of the NSA and Cyber Command. In Part IV: How are officials in the DoD and Congress reacting?

  • Army Establishes Digital Service
    Army Establishes Digital Service

    Continuing to build on successful initiatives established within the Pentagon by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, the Army is standing up an Army Digital Service. In a Dec. 16 announcement, Army Secretary Eric Fanning said the Army will be building upon the Defense Digital Service initiative. Fanning, who served as Carter’s chief of staff when DDS…

  • CYBERCOM evaluating cyber mission force
    CYBERCOM evaluating cyber mission force

    Cyber Command and DoD are assessing the effectiveness of the cyber mission force teams to determine what improvements can be made.

  • CYBERCOM Evaluating Cyber Mission Force
    CYBERCOM Evaluating Cyber Mission Force

    The Defense Department and Cyber Command continue to evaluate the effectiveness and construct of the newly established cyber force. “There is actually a study going on right now at CYBERCOM, cyber mission force 2.0, to look at do we have it right, how should we tweak it and things of that nature,” Col. Robert “Chipper”…

  • Humans have capacity to shape future of cyberspace
    Humans have capacity to shape future of cyberspace

    As cyberspace is manmade, humans can shape the domain more so than the four other physical domains of warfare.

  • Humans Have Capacity to Shape Future of Cyberspace
    Humans Have Capacity to Shape Future of Cyberspace

    Unlike four of the five domains of warfare — air, land, sea, space and cyber — cyber is manmade. This affords unique latitude to shape the future of this still emerging domain. “If you think about it, cyberspace is really the one environment that we’re fighting in that we can actually change. We created it…

  • Air Force wants industry input for enhanced electromagnetic battle management capability
    Air Force wants industry input for enhanced electromagnetic battle management capability

    In a post listed on the FedBizOpps website, the Air Force desires capabilities that will provide situational awareness and command and control of the electromagnetic spectrum.

  • Army announces its own ‘Hack the Pentagon’
    Army announces its own ‘Hack the Pentagon’

    Following an announcement last month that the Defense Department will be expanding its revolutionary bug bounty program, which provides monetary compensation to outside hackers that discover and disclose vulnerabilities on DoD networks, the Army unveiled its iteration of this innovative initiative.

  • DoD entrenches bug bounty program
    DoD entrenches bug bounty program

    The Defense Department announced a new contract to help various components and service branches launch bug bounty challenges.

  • What US Officials Say About Potential NSA-CYBERCOM Split?
    What US Officials Say About Potential NSA-CYBERCOM Split?

    In this four-part series, C4ISRNET explores the underlying issues surrounding the potential split of the NSA and Cyber Command. In Part IV: How are officials in the DoD and Congress reacting?

  • What are U.S. officials saying about a potential NSA-CYBERCOM split?
    What are U.S. officials saying about a potential NSA-CYBERCOM split?

    In this four-part series, C4ISRNET explores the underlying issues surrounding the potential split of the NSA and Cyber Command. In Part IV: How are officials in the DoD and Congress reacting?