 Initiative Number: 5.5.3 Initiative Title: Begin administering the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) Initiative Description The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will catalyze the development and adoption of open, interoperable, and standards-based networks through administration of the 10-year, $1,500,000,000 PWSCIF. Through this program, NTIA will strengthen supply chain resiliency, drive innovation, and foster competition. The first wave of funding, which NTIA intends to begin awarding in August 2023, will help drive testing and evaluation capabilities for open and interoperable networks and develop methodologies to test and evaluate performance, security, and efficiency of open and interoperable networks. NCS Reference ...and National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) work to catalyze the development and adoption of open, interoperable, and standards-based networks through the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund. Responsible Agency: NTIA Contributing Entities: DHS, DOD, ODNI, FCC, NIST Completion Date: 4Q FY23 Initiative Number: 5.5.4 Initiative Title: Promulgate and amplify Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (CSCRM) key practices across and within critical infrastructure sectors Initiative Description Increase trust in foreign suppliers through the promulgation and amplification of C-SCRM best practices at home and abroad though a Software Supply Chain Security National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Project. NCS Reference This dependency on critical foreign products and services from untrusted suppliers introduces multiple sources of systemic risk to our digital ecosystem. Mitigating this risk will require longterm, strategic collaboration between public and private sectors at home and abroad to rebalance global supply chains and make them more transparent, secure, resilient, and trustworthy. Responsible Agency: NIST Completion Date: 2Q FY25 52 NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN