On January 18, 2017, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain and Ranking Member Jack Reed announced that Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota would chair a new Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. The new subcommittee was first announced on January 4, 2017, and will be tasked with oversight and legislation for policies and programs relating to the Defense Department's cyber forces and capabilities.

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