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Commerce Department Proposes Rule To Implement ICTS Supply Chain Security Directive

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019

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Commerce Department Proposes Rule To Implement ICTS Supply Chain Security Directive

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (Photo courtesy of Commerce Department)

The Department of Commerce on Tuesday issued a proposed rulemaking seeking public feedback on its plans to implement a presidential directive signed in May to secure the nation’s information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply chain from products and services provided by companies that may be owned by, or subject to, the control and influence, of foreign adversaries. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which will be published in the Nov. 27 Federal Register, lays out the procedures the Secretary…

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