Operational Security Act of 2025

This bill would set up a new Office of Security Training and Counterintelligence inside the Executive Office of the President. The office would train staff, watch for insider and foreign threats, and protect classified and other sensitive information. It also covers how staff use commercial messaging apps and works with the National Archives to preserve sensitive records.

The office would be led by a director named by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The first director must be named within 30 days after the law takes effect. The director must be a recognized security expert and eligible for top secret clearance. Staff would be career security professionals detailed from other federal agencies, and the Director of National Intelligence could also send personnel; all staff must have proper clearances.

An advisory board of four experts would guide best practices. Members are chosen by the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate, must qualify for top secret access, and serve two-year terms. They elect a chair who cannot be a current or former employee of the Executive Office of the President. The board sends an annual report with recommendations to the congressional intelligence committees.

• Who is affected: Staff in the Executive Office of the President; federal security professionals detailed to the new office.
• What changes: Centralized training and advice on security; focus on insider and foreign threats; stronger protection of sensitive information, including rules around using commercial messaging apps; an expert advisory board to recommend improvements.
• When: First director within 30 days after enactment; advisory board members serve two-year terms and send an annual report to Congress.