State Department to Form Cyber Bureau

guest · Oct 27, 2021

State Department to Form Cyber Bureau
October 26, 2021
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/state-department-to-form-cyber/

The United States is planning to create a new government department that will deal with matters of digital policy and cybersecurity.

On Monday, Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced plans for the State Department to launch a Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, in an email to the department's workforce.
In the email, Blinken reportedly stated:

"This structure will provide us with greater leadership and accountability to drive the diplomatic agenda with the interagency and abroad and build on the extraordinary work that is already taking place across the Department."
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In addition to the bureau, the Biden administration reportedly plans to create the new position of cyber envoy that will be focused on critical and emerging technology.

A journalist at the briefing asked Price, "Didn’t the previous administration try to set up the same kind of thing, and you guys put the kibosh on it?"

"The Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technology Bureau would have been placed under the undersecretary for arms control and international security. So, this is a very different structure."
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A formal announcement regarding the creation of the bureau and the envoy role is expected to be made on Wednesday by Secretary Blinken.
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