Improving Supply-Chain Policy for U.S. Government Procurement of Technology
In The News Piece in Council on Foreign Relations
Oct. 27, 2015
Policymakers around the world are increasingly concerned about the security of information and communications technology (ICT) supply chains. As governments rely more on ICT to conduct services, they worry about the proliferation of counterfeit products and malicious code, as well as the growing number of cyberattacks on these ICT systems. Within this context, governments are demanding that vendors improve the security of ICT products sold to the government, with a particular focus on vendors' supply chains.