To accelerate accreditation and access to sensitive compartmented information facilities for industry, and for other purposes.
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IntroducedMr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Department of Defense to create a plan within 180 days to speed up how defense contractors and private companies can get access to classified facilities (called SCIFs). Currently, the process to build and get approval for these secure facilities is slow, which delays national security work.
Who Benefits and How
Defense contractors and private-sector companies working on classified national security projects benefit by gaining faster access to classified facilities. This reduces the time and cost barriers to participating in sensitive defense work. The defense industry broadly benefits from streamlined processes and the potential for shared commercial classified facilities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Defense and intelligence agencies must dedicate resources to develop the plan, build new digital platforms, and potentially change existing oversight procedures. Taxpayers may bear costs for developing the centralized digital management platform and any additional resources needed.
Key Provisions
- Requires parallel processing of construction security plans, construction, and IT deployment to reduce timelines
- Proposes architecture and construction templates to shorten the approval process
- Evaluates policies for mobile classified network systems (SIPR and JWICS) in contractor facilities
- Proposes delegating construction security plan review to trained military personnel
- Creates shared commercial classified facilities for authorized defense work
- Develops a secure digital platform using AI for SCIF lifecycle management
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to accelerate the accreditation, construction, and operational use of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) for private-sector defense contractors and national security innovation.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Streamline and accelerate classified facility access for defense contractors to support national security innovation and manufacturing"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
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