ROUNDS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN CYBER OPERATIONS IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Mike Rounds issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) today introduced legislation to close strategy and resource gaps in the Department of War's cyber cooperation activities in the Indo-Pacific region. The Indo-Pacific Cyber Cooperation Strategy would require the Office of the Secretary of War and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to institutionalize cyber cooperation between DOW and the United States' allies in the region.

"Modern warfare is now fought in five domains: air, land, sea, space and cyberspace," said Rounds. "As our cyber capabilities continue to advance, so do those of our adversaries. As China grows increasingly capable in the cyber domain, the Un...