'The Defense Department has largely won out in a long-running bureaucratic battle with the State Department over retaining its broad powers to launch cyber operations, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

While the exact details of which authorities the Pentagon retains to carry out cyber operations are classified, sources familiar with the matter said it succeeded in holding onto key parts of broad authorities the Trump administration granted DOD in 2018.

The State Department won some concessions as part of the revised policy document, according to a senior administration official speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the framework. The official added that the final version of the policy memorandum will include provisions requiring the White House to receive details of cyber operation plans from DOD well in advance of operations. The new policy also will allow agencies to flag operations they find concerning through what the official called a “documented dispute resolution process.”

President Biden is now set to review these authorities in a newly revised version of National Security Policy Memorandum-13, the official said.'

https://www.cyberscoop.com/biden-nspm-13-pentagon-cyber-operations/