Leading Soldiers in High-Tech Environments: CSM Harris Keynote at TechNet Augusta 2015

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1“AMERICA’S ARMY: THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION”Army Strong

AMERICA’S ARMY: THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION

Leading a “High Tech” WorkforceCSM Rodney D. Harris

26 AUG 2015OVERALL CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified//FOUO

A TechnologistLooks at Policy

Jim Waldo

Tech is not one thing

Software and security specialists

Top small percent

10 to 100 times more effective

If we are going to solve this problem

These are the people we need

Technology

Answers

Move fast

Change often

Ok to be wrong

Debates

Meetings

Plans

Compromise

Some things are easy

Some are not

Do policy makers know?

How to learn

Gap

Highly technical

Talent differential

Rule breakers

Not good with authority

Curiosity

Don’t like barriers

Lock picking

Doesn’t fit the model

Wasn’t always so

Market

Research partner

Market too small

“Guaranteed” research

Outsourced

Unintended consequences

Trust

Snowden

How We Train Soldiers

What We Think Cyber Mission Forces Are

Soldiers monitor networks in the Cyber Mission Unit Operations Center.

US Army Cyberspace Operations & Integration Center

JOEP Cyber Exchange Program US Army Cyberspace Operations & Integration Center

Cyber Operations at Echelons Corps and Below

780th MI: CEMA cell talking with the Ambassador780th MI: Network training on the roof of a building

Cyber Shield 2015; Computer Network Defense Team

Cyber Soldiers supporting a JRTC Excersize

Cyber Soldiers Supporting the 75th Ranger Regiment

6 Principles of Mission Command • Build cohesive teams through mutual trust

• Create shared understanding

• Provide a clear commander’s intent

• Exercise disciplined initiative

• Use mission orders

• Accept prudent risk

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