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Read. Follow. Verify.Congressional Hearing on Information Warfare and Counter-Propaganda Strategy
Record date · January 1, 2017
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What This Bill Does
The House Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities held its first public hearing to discuss the national security challenges posed by foreign and propaganda. Lawmakers and experts examined how adversarial influence campaigns affect global security and the need for a approach to counter these threats.
This hearing establishes the legislative framework and policy priorities for how the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies will address foreign influence campaigns and in the emerging security environment.
Who It Affects
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Department of Defense
The agency is tasked with developing and implementing strategies to counter adversarial information warfare.
U.S. Citizens
The hearing addresses the impact of foreign propaganda on the domestic information environment and national security.
Key Facts
- The hearing was the first public session held by the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities regarding information warfare.
- The subcommittee identified information warfare as a generational national security challenge.
- The scope of the discussion included psychological, cognitive, and cultural aspects of propaganda, not just digital or technical mediums.
- The Chairwoman emphasized that the Department of Defense cannot address these threats alone and requires a whole-of-government strategy.
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- The hearing took place on March 15, 2017, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
- The subcommittee received prepared statements from three expert witnesses: Matthew Armstrong, Michael D. Lumpkin, and Timothy L. Thomas.
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Shift toward cognitive warfare
The hearing marks a formal recognition by the subcommittee that information warfare must be treated as a psychological and cognitive threat rather than just a technical or cyber issue.
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