To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide senior officials of the Department of Defense with secure mobile phones, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill mandates the Department of Defense to procure secure mobile phones with enhanced cybersecurity protections (encryption, identifier obfuscation, continuous monitoring) for senior officials and employees performing. It relies on procurement rules, compliance mandates, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Technology, Defense, and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
Secure mobile phone manufacturers and cybersecurity telecommunications contractors could gain revenue opportunities, Encrypted telecommunications service providers could gain revenue opportunities, and Cybersecurity monitoring and endpoint security companies could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Defense would take on compliance duties and Current DoD mobile phone providers without enhanced security capabilities could lose revenue opportunities.
Key Provisions
- Mandates the Department of Defense to procure secure mobile phones with enhanced cybersecurity protections (encryption, identifier obfuscation, continuous monitoring) for senior officials and employees performing...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill mandates the Department of Defense to procure secure mobile phones with enhanced cybersecurity protections (encryption, identifier obfuscation, continuous monitoring) for senior officials and employees performing.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Defense, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill mandates the Department of Defense to procure secure mobile phones with enhanced cybersecurity protections (encryption, identifier obfuscation, continuous monitoring) for senior officials and employees performing.
Policy Domains
Main Body
Identified Gains
- Secure mobile phone manufacturers and cybersecurity telecommunications contractors
- Encrypted telecommunications service providers
- Cybersecurity monitoring and endpoint security companies
Identified Costs
- Department of Defense
- Current DoD mobile phone providers without enhanced security capabilities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Secure mobile phone manufacturers and cybersecurity telecommunications contractors
Encrypted telecommunications service providers
Cybersecurity monitoring and endpoint security companies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "the_department"
- → Department of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Functions determined by the Secretary of Defense to be sensitive to national security
Protections that include: (1) encryption of data on wireless mobile phones and all telecommunications, (2) capabilities to mitigate or obfuscate persistent device identifiers including periodic rotation of network or hardware identifiers, and (3) capability to continuously monitor wireless mobile phones
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