DHS Asks Industry’s Help in Major Supply Chain Security Upgrade

NextGov: The Homeland Security Department released a broad call to industry Friday asking about tools the government can use to secure its tech supply chain against cybersecurity and national security threats.

The request is part of a broad department effort to prevent hardware and software that might be compromised by foreign governments or criminal hackers from making its way to government computer networks.

Historically, government contracting officers have reviewed hardware and software contracts for price, quality and legal concerns but have not done much advance vetting focused on security.

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