Gen. [Timothy Haugh] (https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1286007/timothy-d-haugh/), commander of [U.S. Cyber Command] (https://www.cybercom.mil/) and head of [NSA] (https://www.nsa.gov/), told TechNet Cyber that **America's defence manufacture base includes 160,000 companies** (domestic and foreign). We are talking about companies that are engaged in the production of goods and services with the needs of the [Pentagon] in head (https://www.defense.gov/). The sector employs about 9% of the US workforce. **