The new security regime is being developed in collaboration with the department's CIO and will focus on supply chain security.

The legislation aims to rid potentially compromised equipment from networks in Central and Eastern Europe.

A new competition the DOD is working on will broaden its work in partnering with the private sector to make new 5G technologies.

Defense funding will likely be curtailed to address federal deficit increases, at a time when when investments in cybersecurity and 5G are needed to compete with China, the Virginia senator said.

"Really, when you think about the advantage of 5G, it's all about moving data ... which really translates to cloud," the CISA director says. "And who does cloud better than the United States of America?"

Bases in San Diego, Washington state, Georgia and elsewhere will see new tech designed to help logistics and communications networks, among other things.