Which NDAA cyber provisions have the most impact for DoD? December 22, 2020 One of lawmakers most significant requirements for the Department of Defense is to examine the makeup of its cyber missions force. (Bill Roche/U.S. Army Cyber Command) WASHINGTON While the new annual defense policy bill won’t be as consequential for the Department of Defense as in years past, it’s poised to shape DoD’s cyber forces, operations and lawmaker oversight. The National Defense Authorization Act is a sweeping piece of national cyber legislation with major revisions to government bureaucracy and structure, due in large part to adopting 26 provisions stemming from recommendations from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s report in March. The commission is a bipartisan organization created in 2019 to develop a multipronged U.S. cyber strategy. However, several of these provisions aren’t focused solely on DoD.