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Cyber

House Panel Seeks Strategies In Next NDAA To Protect DoD’s 5G, Future Tech Investments

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, June 3rd, 2019

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House Panel Seeks Strategies In Next NDAA To Protect DoD’s 5G, Future Tech Investments

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

House lawmakers have proposed requiring the Pentagon to deliver a strategy detailing the department’s plans for accelerating development and implementation of 5G technologies, as well as improving coordination of policies required to protect investments in future technologies. The House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities released its mark-up for the next defense authorization bill on Monday, which includes a series of proposals intended to ensure DoD and its industrial base are better aligned on cyber security and policy…

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