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Senators Ask OMB To Share Federal Supply Chain Security Information With Congress, Judiciary

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

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Senators Ask OMB To Share Federal Supply Chain Security Information With Congress, Judiciary

A bipartisan group of senators is requesting that the new Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) create a strategic plan for sharing security information with Congress and the judiciary related to supply chains that provide the government with information and communications technology (ICT). The FASC was established in law in 2018 to recommend supply chain risk management standards and best practices for federal entities and non-federal entities. “As a result, the U.S. has started putting mechanisms in place to improve supply…

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