Agencies move on digital ID while critics say Biden plan misses it

The White House is taking flak because its new cybersecurity strategy implementation plan for federal agencies ignores actions regarding digital identity.

Reading the implementation plan, that is fair criticism; many people working with identity in government and industry continue to insist on a coherent federal approach to identity.

There are large identity programs worth mentioning, of course. It's just that, as critics have pointed out, their scale is insufficient for the challenge.

Administration officials have responded to the criticism …

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