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Pentagon Directive Targets Fake Parts, Vulnerabilities In Arms Systems: Nextgov

Nextgov’s Dawn Lim reports on a new Pentagon directive calling for new safeguards in the supply chain.  Notably, the guidance calls for new software/hardware, a push for technology “that is free from exploitable vulnerabilities and malicious intent,” and an effort to develop best practices.

Something I did not know, courtesy of the Nextgov article: DLA has been “mandating that suppliers of electronic microcircuits mark their items with deoxyribonucleic acid markings . . . [to] allow electrical components in a device to be traced back to its supplier.”  That’s pretty cool.

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