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The Pentagon’s top acquisition official said last Thursday the department’s temporary waiver from a new supply chain rule barring the use of equipment from Chinese telecommunications companies only lasts through the end of September and covers low-risk commodities. Ellen Lord, the under secretary of defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, told reporters she does not expect DoD will seek a broader waiver request from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). “We fully support the intent of the prohibition…
