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Homeland Security

Panel Advises DHS Procurement To Focus On Securing Unclassified ICT Supply Chain

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, November 13th, 2020

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Panel Advises DHS Procurement To Focus On Securing Unclassified ICT Supply Chain

The Department of Homeland Security should create “stringent guidelines” for securing its information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain for its purchases of unclassified systems given threats from China and other nations to the hardware, software and support services used by the department, says a new report by and advisory panel. “As disruption of unclassified systems could potentially hinder the execution of the department’s critical missions at any time, DHS should focus supply chain security initiatives and procurement processes on…

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