Federal Acquisition Security Council

A new way to measure the government’s supply chain security readiness

In today’s Federal Newscast the Federal Acquisition Security Council is developing a scorecard to help assess governmentwide supply chain security readiness.

Federal Newscast

CISA establishes new office to ‘operationalize’ supply chain security

Cybersecurity

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Supply chain intel directorate aims to inform procurement ‘risk calculus’

Inside the IC

Supply chain assessment identifies 200,000 products ‘of concern’ in fed marketplace

Acquisition Policy

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Time to reel in the growing number of supply chain risk management initiatives?

Reporter's Notebook

When it comes to supply chain risks, agencies need to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em

Reporter's Notebook

FASC has opportunity to bring supply chain efforts under its umbrella

Reporter's Notebook

Navy’s top doctor says it may be time to require COVID-19 vaccine for service members

Federal Newscast

The federal marketplace needs a unified effort to mitigate supply chain security risk

Commentary

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan Campus, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

For IT, cyber policy goals, dig beneath the numbers of Biden’s 2022 request

Reporter's Notebook

In this photo taken Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, U.S Army troops training to serve as instructors participate in the new Army combat fitness test at the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade compound at Fort Bragg, N.C. The Army National Guard is looking for nearly 5,000 fitness instructors and buying roughly $40 million in workout equipment in the next seven months to help its soldiers meet new physical fitness standards being set by the military service. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Army getting some help keeping their troops in shape

Federal Newscast

First Look

How the Federal Acquisition Security Council will tackle supply chain risk management

The Federal Acquisition Security Council sent its charter and strategic plan to Congress detailing three pillars of focus areas and strategic initiatives,…

Reporter's Notebook

Creation of federal supply chain council means tougher standards for contractors

A proposed interagency council would look around the world for companies and products to banish from the federal supply chain.

Contracting

Second supply chain risk management rule drops putting agencies, vendors on notice

Acquisition Policy

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council will require all contracts released or awarded after Aug. 13 to include a clause prohibiting agencies to award a contract to a company if they use telecommunications products or services from Huawei, ZTE or other prohibit products from Chinese companies.