Senate's 2027 Defense Bill Would Let Contractors Hack For The Pentagon
The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced the pilot clause in markup, though its own press release never mentions it.
- The provision is a pilot program inside S.4784, the Senate's 2027 defense authorization bill.
- The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced it in markup; its own press release omits the clause entirely.
- Contractors would generate 'access', the industry term for breaking into adversary networks, under Cyber Command.
Why it matters: A state that pays contractors to break into enemy networks keeps the power and sheds the accountability.
S.4784 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Senate) ↗ · Sep 4, 20269/4/26