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Contractors would be allowed to conduct military hacking operations with US government approval under a Senate defense bill that would mark the first time Congress has explicitly authorized the private sector to conduct offensive cyber missions.
The Senate’s proposal for a fiscal 2027 Pentagon spending authorization bill contains a provision to create a pilot program allowing the US military to contract with companies to conduct cyber operations. The missions would take place under the authority of Cyber Command, the military’s cyberwarfare unit whose work includes supporting US military foreign operations, and they would be overseen by Pentagon personnel.