Trump Promises to Ask the Pentagon for a Plan to Defend the Country from Cyber Attacks
By Joseph Marks Senior Correspondent, Nextgov Read bio
November 23, 2016
The president-elect included the plan in a list of 'executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs.'
President-elect Donald Trump will ask the Defense Department and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff “to develop a comprehensive plan to protect America’s vital infrastructure from cyberattacks and all other form of attacks,” according to a video posted Monday.
Trump included the plan in a list of “executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs.” Other items on the list included withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, removing rules that limit energy exploration and ramping up visa fraud investigations.
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