Cybersecurity, AI, and 5G: Top tech features in new defense spending bill

Published September 27, 2021 11:00am ET



The House passed major defense funding legislation last week, and provisions related to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, the digital workforce, and 5G wireless capabilities are the top tech-related amendments that made the bill.

The National Defense Authorization Act funds the Department of Defense’s 2022 budget, and both parties voted Thursday to pass the bill and increase the budget by nearly $25 billion, to roughly $768 billion.

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