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DHS Silicon Valley Program Seeks Software Supply Chain Visibility Tools

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, May 27th, 2022

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DHS Silicon Valley Program Seeks Software Supply Chain Visibility Tools

To aid the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in its efforts to strengthen software security and manage risks to the software supply chain, the Department of Homeland Security is seeking proposals from startup and technology companies for tools to gain visibility into software supply chains. The call for Software Supply Chain Visibility Tools was issued by the DHS Science and Technology Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), which taps venture capital-backed and other small technology companies for their ability to…

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