European Supply Chains face an uphill battle when it comes to compliance. Laws and regulations are tightening every day and companies need to move fast if they want to align with government legislation and meet their customers’ changing values.
[co-author: Tawanna Lee]
On December 17, 2020, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force (“the Task Force”) a public-private partnership whose membership includes industry representatives from the IT and Communications sectors, as well as federal government representatives released its Year Two Report (“Report”). This work takes on increased importance as the federal government and private sector grapple with software supply chain challenges in the unfolding SolarWinds incident.
The Report builds on prior Task Force efforts and summarizes the work of the five working groups to address challenges to information sharing, threat analysis, qualified bidder and manufacturer lists, vendor assurance, and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ICT supply chains. It identifies areas for continued Task Force work to support SCRM efforts across government and industry. As various federal efforts focused on securing the ICT supply c