Ted Cruz: “NTIA recently identified at least 50 companies attempting to…”

“When threats to our positioning and timing capabilities were identified, we acted decisively by passing the National Timing, Resilience and Security act to establish backup systems. Now alternative and complementary positioning, navigation and timing systems are in development with NTIA recently identified at least 50 companies attempting to increase our resilience and complement this critical system. Today's hearing is an opportunity to assess the current threat landscape, identify where our defenses fall short and explore how the federal government and the private sector together can better protect America's communications infrastructure from both foreign and domestic threats.” (04:25–04:41)

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