{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2023/10/26/budd-leads-colleagues-to-send-letter-on-dods-thunderdome-initiative/", "Budd Leads Colleagues to Send Letter on DOD\u2019s Thunderdome Initiative", "2023-10-26", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Ted Budd", "B001305", "www.budd.senate.gov", "budd", "https://www.budd.senate.gov/category/news/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has led a letter with his colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity related to the Department of Defense\u2019s Thunderdome initiative.\n\nThe letter was co-signed by Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV).\n\nRead the full text of the letter:\n\nThe implementation of zero trust principles and architecture across the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Network is essential to safeguarding sensitive data and critical systems throughout the enterprise.\n\nZero trust architecture \u2013 a cutting-edge security principle that assumes the network is already compromised and implements processes that continuously validate the user, device, application and data in a controlled manner \u2013 allows our network defenders to stay ahead of increasingly emboldened cyber adversaries like China and Russia.\n\nDoD\u2019s Thunderdome initiative, which brings modern, commercial digital trust technologies to the Department, is integral in helping DoD implement key components of the Department\u2019s Zero Trust Strategy. As the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) noted in their Committee Report accompanying the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, Thunderdome \u201ccan act as a model for zero trust implementation across the Department of Defense.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, during the SASC Subcommittee on Cybersecurity hearing titled, \u201cEnterprise Cybersecurity to Protect the Department of Defense Information Networks,\u201d you both testified that the Thunderdome prototype was a success and that you are working on an acquisition strategy to expand these capabilities across the enterprise.\n\nOn July 28, 2023, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announced the award of a follow-on production agreement for Thunderdome. Notably, that announcement said, \u201cWhile DISA leverages these capabilities on our cyber terrain, this full-scale production agreement can be used to assist the military services and other DoD components in implementing key zero-trust activities.\u201d\n\nDeploying proven, scalable zero trust solutions enterprise-wide will ensure the resilience of the DoD Information Network that the warfighter depends upon. With an ambitious goal of achieving zero trust implementation DoD-wide by 2027, we would like to better understand your timeline, the progress made to date, resources budgeted, and how we can rapidly accelerate efforts to scale Thunderdome to meet zero trust implementation milestones.\n\nTo that end, please provide the following no later than November 10, 2023:\n\nA description of how the $117 million provided to DISA in Fiscal Year 2023 for Thunderdome was executed.\n\nA description of plans and activities in Fiscal Year 2024 to accelerate the deployment of Thunderdome to the military departments and DoD elements beyond DISA.\n\nAn analysis of any non-resource-related challenges hindering the deployment of Thunderdome to the military departments and DoD elements beyond DISA.\n\nThe total amount of funds included in the Fiscal Year 2024 President\u2019s Budget for zero trust implementation across DoD, and for each military department individually.\n\nFor each DoD budget account with zero trust implementation funding, the account information (appropriation, line item, and title), amount of zero trust implementation funding included, and details on how the funds will be executed.\n\nAdditional details about other solutions the DODIN\u2019s 46 combatant commands, services, DoD agencies and field activities are exploring to meet zero trust implementation requirements.\n\nAn update on the status of the military department zero trust implementation plans required under Section 1528(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81).\n\nWe appreciate your consideration of this request and look forward to your prompt reply. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:43:12Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2023/10/26/budd-leads-colleagues-to-send-letter-on-dods-thunderdome-initiative/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9041649755090475, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}