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US State Dept. Launches Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US State Department on Monday issued a statement announcing that it has launched the long-awaited Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy that will enable it to tackle pressing security challenges in the cyber arena.
"The Department is pleased to announce that the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP) began operations today. A key piece of Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken’s modernization agenda, the CDP will address the national security challenges, economic opportunities and implications for US values associated with cyberspace, digital technologies and digital policy," the statement said.
The CDP consists of three unites, including Cyberspace Security, International Information and Communications Policy and Digital Freedom.
"The Department appreciates the service and collaboration of all who will work with and within the CDP bureau in the coming months and years to empower it to achieve its vital mission," the statement added.
The US government stated its plan to set a cyber bureau in October 2021, according to the statement.
U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. first lady Jill Biden board Marine One as they depart for Washington, DC from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., March 20, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.03.2022
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