Sec. 1719. Establishing Identity, Credential, and Access Management initiative as a program of record
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish the Identity, Credential, and Access Management
(ICAM)initiative as a program of record subject to milestone reviews, compliance with requirements, and operational testing. The program of record established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall encompass, at a minimum, the following: Correcting the authentication and credentialing security weaknesses, including in the Public Key Infrastructure program, identified by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in a report submitted to Congress in April, 2023, entitled FY14–21 Observations of the Compromise of Cyber Credentials . Implementing improved authentication technologies, such as biometric and behavioral authentication techniques and other non-password-based solutions. Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the parameters of the program of record established pursuant to subsection (a).