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By ordering a rapid, department-wide review, Hegseth is racing the clock—trying to find out where else this quiet dependency might exist before an adversary exploits it. Behind the formal language and the closing “God bless our warfighters” is a stark message to both allies and enemies: the Pentagon knows it has been playing catch-up in the new era of cyber conflict, and this time it intends to slam every unsecured door shut.
