The proposed act would require the Defense Department, within 90 days of enactment, to obtain mobile phones and phone services with enhanced cybersecurity protections for senior officials and employees the Secretary identifies as performing sensitive national security work. Protections would include encryption, ways to reduce tracking through device identifiers, and continuous phone monitoring. Within 180 days, the Secretary would report to congressional defense committees on the contracts, employee selection criteria and count, and total costs.
The requirements concern phones and services provided by the Defense Department. The text does not describe changes to personal phones or services.
The text does not state the costs. It would require the Secretary to report total costs within 180 days of enactment.
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