Senators cite China threat to 5G in bipartisan call for White House coordinator

By Rick Weber / November 19, 2019 at 2:00 PM
A bipartisan group of senators is pressing new White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien to establish a telecommunications security coordinator, citing concerns about China and the development of next-generation 5G networks and arguing federal efforts lack a "coherent national strategy." "In our view, the current national-level approach to 5G is comprised of a dispersed coalition of common concern, rather than a coordinated, interagency activity," the leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees wrote...

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