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House Passes DHS Software Supply Chain Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 20th, 2021

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House Passes DHS Software Supply Chain Bill

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan measure meant to improve the way the Department of Homeland Security acquires software to strengthen security. The DHS Software Supply Chain Risk Management Act of 2021 (H.R. 4611), which passed by a vote of 412 to 2, requires a bill of materials with each contract and certifications that each item is free from known security vulnerabilities and defects identified by the National Institute of Standards or in other databases. If vulnerabilities are…

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