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August 10, 2023

Fact Sheet: Office of the National Cyber Director Requests Public
Comment on Open-Source Software Security and Memory Safe Programming
Languages

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Request for Information

Today, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD),
in partnership with the  Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA), the National Science Foundation  (NSF), the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), is announcing a Request For Information
(RFI) on open source software security and memory safe programming
languages. The RFI builds on the  commitment the Administration made
in the National Cybersecurity Strategy, "to invest in the 
development of secure software, including memory-safe languages and
software development  techniques, frameworks, and testing tools." The
RFI also advances initiative 4.1.2 of the  National Cybersecurity
Strategy Implementation Plan. 

In addition to its many benefits, the ubiquity of open-source
software in commercial products, government systems, and military
platforms presents unique security risks. For this reason, the White
House established the Open-Source Software Security Initiative
(OS3I), an interagency working group with the goal of identifying
policy solutions and channeling government  resources to foster
greater open-source software security across the ecosystem. By
working with other interagency partners, OS3I identified several
focus areas, including (i) increasing the  proliferation of memory
safe programming languages; (ii) designing implementation 
requirements for secure, privacy-preserving security attestations;
and (iii) identifying and  promoting focused areas for
prioritization. 

This RFI seeks public and private sector input as federal leadership
develops its strategy and action plan to strengthen the open-source
software ecosystem. ONCD, CISA, NSF, DARPA, and OMB are seeking input
from stakeholders to develop and implement long-term and sustainable 
policy solutions. 

Responses are due by 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 9, 2023. 

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