How DHS encourages software startups to remember their bills of material.




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: If you buy or approve the acquisition of software for the government, you probably already know. You're going to have to deal with something called a software bill of materials, or S-BOM as part of understanding what you're getting. Now the Science and Technology Directorate of the Homeland Security Department is aiming to help with the whole software provenance and supply chain issues. It's calling the Silicon Valley Innovation Program. Here with details, the program technical director, Anil John. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices