DHS task force sets 190-threat baseline for federal supply chain




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Summary: Agencies finally have a basic understanding of the threat landscape around the federal technology supply chain. And chief information officers, acquisition executives and others shouldn’t feel good about what they’ve learned. The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force identified 190 threats across nine groups, including counterfeit parts, cybersecurity and economics. In his weekly feature the Reporter's Notebook, Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller writes about the task force's four recommendations and what it means for agencies. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.