{"id":49886,"date":"2020-06-11T20:01:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T20:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/11\/senate-wants-pentagon-to-study-risks-of-5g\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:30:00","slug":"senate-wants-pentagon-to-study-risks-of-5g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/11\/senate-wants-pentagon-to-study-risks-of-5g\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate wants Pentagon to study risks of 5G"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Senate committee wants the Pentagon to produce a report detailing the risks of allied nations having Huawei technology as part of their network infrastructure, according to a summary of the Senate Armed Services Committee\u2019s annual defense policy bill for fiscal year 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill\u2019s summary, released June 11, shows Senators are worried about 5G technology from Chinese tech companies, specifically Huawei and ZTE, and the bill directs the Pentagon to enhance its own 5G capabilities to keep up with near-peer adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provision comes as senior U.S. government officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/congress\/capitol-hill\/2019\/10\/31\/feds-have-a-serious-5g-problem-officials-warn\/\" target=_blank>have warned allies about the national security risks<\/a> associated with allowing Huawei to build out their 5G networks. According to the summary, the bill would require the Pentagon to submit a report to the committee on the risk the Chinese tech giant\u2019s technology poses to DoD personnel, equipment and operations in host countries, as well as any mitigating steps that department could take to reduce the risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the British government announced in January it would allow Huawei to build part of its 5G network, the move prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/congress\/capitol-hill\/2020\/01\/28\/why-britians-huawei-decision-frustrated-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\">outcry from U.S. lawmakers<\/a>. The British government recently reversed that decision, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2020\/may\/22\/boris-johnson-forced-to-reduce-huaweis-role-in-uks-5g-networks\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a>. 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The effort would be led by the DoD\u2019s chief information officer and would be responsible for \u201crelated policy, oversight, guidance, and coordination at DOD.\u201d The summary also added that the DoD could be required to demonstrate \u201cinnovative 5G commercial technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Pentagon\u2019s 5G strategy released by the DoD chief technology officer in May, the department committed to hosting a \u201cseries\u201d of 5G industry demonstrations beginning in the current fiscal year. The DoD is doing that through a series of \u201ctest beds\u201d as selected military installations across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These sites are testing capabilities like smart ports, supply chain operations, smart warehouses and logistics planning. 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