{"id":37516,"date":"2019-11-19T20:59:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T20:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/19\/does-the-federal-government-need-a-5g-coordinator\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:34:02","slug":"does-the-federal-government-need-a-5g-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/11\/19\/does-the-federal-government-need-a-5g-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the federal government need a 5G coordinator?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bipartisan group of senators called on the White House to name a 5G coordinator to tackle what lawmakers described as an \u201cunprecedented security challenge\u201d presented by the new technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Nov. 18 letter addressed to Robert O\u2019Brien, President Donald Trump\u2019s national security adviser, the senators wrote that they wanted the White House to lead an effort to develop a national strategy on 5G. They warned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/civilian\/dhs\/2019\/09\/20\/the-5g-marketplace-may-require-a-government-intervention\/\" target=_blank>United States is falling behind on 5G development<\/a> and allowing China to fill the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c5G represents the first evolutionary step for which an authoritarian nation leads the marketplace for telecommunications solutions,\u201d the letter read. It was signed by the chairmen and ranking members of the intelligence, homeland security, foreign relations and armed services committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senators urged O\u2019Brien to designate one individual \u201cfocused solely on coordinating and leading the nation\u2019s effort to develop and deploy future telecommunications technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having a single person at the helm of 5G would help the United States become the world\u2019s leaders on the technology, they wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the letter, the senators explained their concerns about the approach to 5G now. Right now, government agencies are taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2019\/07\/15\/pentagon-studies-how-to-secure-5g-and-beyond\/\" target=_blank>their own approaches to the 5G threat<\/a>, with no ordained federal lead to direct and coordinate activities. It\u2019s a familiar problem for the government, nearly identical to the one it faces with federal cybersecurity, where agencies are in charge of their own cybersecurity. The federal government also lacks a cybersecurity coordinator, a position<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/congress\/capitol-hill\/2019\/09\/18\/lawmaker-wants-the-white-house-to-have-a-cyber-czar-again\/\" target=_blank> that leaders on Capitol Hill urged O\u2019Brien to restore<\/a> on the day he was named the White House\u2019s national security adviser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without the 5G coordinator, the senators wrote \u201cwe expect each agency will continue to operate within its own mandate, rather than identifying national authority and policy deficiencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis fractured approach will not be sufficient to rise to the challenge the country faces,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter comes a few weeks after the Senate Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on 5G threats where witnesses warned about the lack of a national plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe truth is we are facing well-resourced challenges to our 5G leadership from every direction,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/congress\/capitol-hill\/2019\/10\/31\/feds-have-a-serious-5g-problem-officials-warn\/\" target=_blank> warned Jessica Rosenworcel<\/a>, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, in her opening statement before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. \u201cAnd, so far, we do not have a comprehensive national plan in place with a fully coordinated interagency response to meet that challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 5G technology market is led by Huawei, a Chinese telecom company. 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