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Military Network Security: Plan to Transition to New Cybersecurity Standards.

This act mandates the Department of Defense (DoD) to brief Congress on its strategy for upgrading military network security systems. The goal is to achieve higher cybersecurity standards, known as "zero trust," by 2027, which is vital for protecting sensitive military data and enhancing national security. While focused on internal military IT, stronger defense data protection indirectly benefits national safety.
Key points
Mandate for Modernization: DoD must plan to move away from legacy network security systems (JRSS) toward modern solutions.
Goal: Implement "zero trust" principles (continuous access verification) to better protect military data, regardless of user location.
Reporting Requirement: Military IT leaders must brief Congress on the details of this transition plan within 120 days.
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Additional Information
To direct the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency to jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the plan of the Department of Defense to transition away from the Joint Regional Security Stacks, and for other purposes.
Print number: HR 9290
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Process start date: 2024-08-02