U.S. defense department reduces cybersecurity training, tells soldiers to focus on their mission

A newly circulated memo from the U.S. Department of War (otherwise known as the Department of Defense) has actioned the relaxing of cybersecurity training, despite cracking down on shaving waivers and physical appearance.

“The Department of War is committed to enabling our warfighters to focus on their core mission of fighting and winning our Nation’s wars without distraction,” the memo confirms. “Mandatory Department training will be directly linked to warfighting or otherwise be consolidated, reduced in frequency, or eliminated.”

The memo also calls for military departments to ‘automate information management systems to eliminate training requirements,’ as well as reducing the frequency of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) training.

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