Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a reduction in mandatory cybersecurity training across the Department of Defense (DOD) – which the Trump administration has rebranded as the Department of War – in an effort to restore what he called “mission focus” for military personnel.
In a Sept. 30 memo, Hegseth directed military departments to streamline or eliminate training not directly tied to warfighting. He said the goal is to allow service members to concentrate more fully on combat readiness without administrative distractions.
Among the changes, the memo directs military departments and the DOD’s chief information officer to relax the mandatory frequency for cybersecurity training.
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