National Strategy to Secure 5G Implementation Plan
January 6, 2021
Introduction
Activity 0.1: Description of United States interests
Activity 0.2: Departments and agencies roles and responsibilities
Line of Effort One: Facilitate Domestic 5G Rollout
Activity 1.1: Research, Development, & Training to reach and maintain United States leadership in 5G
and beyond
Activity 1.2: Identify incentives and options to leverage trusted international and domestic partner
suppliers
Line of Effort Two: Assess Risks to and Identify Core Security Principles of 5G Infrastructure
Activity 2.1:
Activity 2.2:
Activity 2.3:
Activity 2.4:
Risk evaluation of domestic and international suppliers
Assess threats, vulnerabilities, and risks to 5G Infrastructure
Identify security gaps and threats to United States and strategic partners’ supply chains
Assessment of global competitiveness and (economic) vulnerabilities of United States
manufacturers / suppliers
Activity 2.5: Identify/develop/apply security principles for 5G infrastructure in the United States
Line of Effort Three: Address Risks to United States Economic and National Security during
Development and Deployment of 5G Infrastructure Worldwide
Activity 3.1:
Activity 3.2:
Activity 3.3:
looking)
Activity 3.4:
Activity 3.5:
Identify incentives and policies to close security gaps
Identify incentives and policies to ensure United States industrial base economic viability
Address the risk of ‘High-Risk’ vendors in United States 5G infrastructure (forward
Private sector engagement on 5G security
Establish acquisition processes to facilitate 5G infrastructure for classified information
requirements.
Line of Effort Four: Promote Responsible Global Development and Deployment of 5G
Activity 4.1: Diplomatic Engagement for Risk Mitigation, Standards, and Security Principles
Activity 4.2: Provide Technical Assistance to International Partners
Activity 4.3: Options for mitigating security risk from untrusted equipment in international partners
systems
Activity 4.4: Promote United States leadership in international standards development for 5G, including
through private sector and international engagement
Activity 4.5: Joint testing environments with international partners
Activity 4.6: Policies and strategies for global market competitiveness and diversity of secure 5G
infrastructure
Annexes
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Plan for Research, Development, & Testing
Plan for Diplomatic Engagement
Plan for Technical Assistance to International Partners
Plan to Promote United States Leadership in International Standards Development for 5G
Strategic Framework for Global Market Competitiveness and Diversity of Secure 5G
Infrastructure
F. Summary of Potential Legislative Requirements