Biden administration sets new requirements for US secure networks

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque//File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is releasing a fresh set of requirements for America's most secure networks, mandating the use of government-approved encryption and ordering officials to report breaches to the National Security Agency (NSA.)

The requirements, laid out in a national security memorandum released Wednesday, require agencies such as the Pentagon, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Energy to implement baseline security measures for "national security systems" - networks where the most sensitive U.S. data is held.