; 10 U.S.C. 111 note). (d) Designation of coordinating authority (1) Designation The Secretary of Defense shall designate United States Special Operations Command as the coordinating authority for information operations of the Department. (2) Responsibilities The combatant command designated under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for the following: (A) Synchronizing the Department’s information operations plans and operations across combatant commands. (B) Acting as the joint proponent for information operations capabilities. (e) Strategy and posture review (1) Strategy and posture review required The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Principal Information Operations Advisor and the cross-functional team established under subsection (c)(1), shall— (A) develop or update, as appropriate, a strategy for operations in the information environment