Defense spending on cyber and special ops stays flat

02/19/12: The Boston Globe reports that spending on two of the Pentagon’s top priorities, cybersecurity and special operations forces, would largely remain flat or dip slightly in 2013 under the Defense Department’s budget proposal. Defense leaders have insisted that increased investments in these areas were needed to address future national security threats at home and abroad. Last year, top defense officials said they expected cyber spending to increase in 2013 because the threat is escalating at a dramatic rate, and terror groups are trying to acquire the ability to breach, destroy or take control of critical networks and military systems.