Tag Archives: supply chain

A new Center for a New American Security report offers several recommendations for U.S. government leaders to help ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence.

The Department of Commerce has proposed a rule that outlines the procedures the secretary can use to evaluate transactions involving information and communications technology and services and determine whether such transactions pose national security risks to the ICT supply chain, digital economy and critical infrastructure.

Grant Schneider, federal chief information security officer, said the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Council will prioritize the development of guidance in 2020 to help agencies address security threats to the supply chain, Nextgov reported Tuesday.

The General Services Administration and the Department of Energy are launching initiatives to address cybersecurity risks, Federal News Network reported Friday. Larry Hale, director of information technology security subcategory at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said the agency is taking steps to ensure the security of products agencies procure from acquisition schedules.

Michele Iversen, deputy chief CIO at the Department of Defense, said she is working on illumination tools aimed at protecting the Pentagon’s supply chain, Fifth Domain reported Tuesday.

Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams, director of the Defense Logistics Agency, has said that supply chain security is “every bit as important” as the logistics support the agency provides to military entities, Defense News reported Monday.

Navy Secretary and a 2019 Wash100 Award recipient Richard Spencer said the service branch has a plan in place to improve efforts to help combat cyber threats and those facing the supply chain, Fifth Domain reported Thursday.

Lt. Gen. Thomas Horlander, military deputy to the Army’s assistant secretary, has said that the service’s Command Accountability and Execution Review program helped the service optimize its purchasing activities.

The Department of Commerce has created a Software Bill of Materials that details the origins of components used in developing software for applications such as internet-of-things technology, FCW reported Wednesday.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released an interim report providing updates on the activities of a task force created in 2018 to help assess and manage risks to the information and communications technology supply chain.