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While a consensus has emerged in Washington, D.C. that securing the federal and commercial ICT supply chain is a U.S. priority, many questions remain on how to address the current patchwork of disparate and duplicative compliance regimes. On June 15, ITI brought legislative and executive branch stakeholders together with industry experts to explore these questions in an interactive conversation, “Facilitating [...]
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Over the last few years, policymakers in Washington, D.C. rightfully recognized that malicious actors could use the government’s information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain as an attack vector. However, subsequent efforts to thwart that threat have too often been reactive and superficial in their assessment of risk. After Russian hackers allegedly worked with cybersecurity firm Kaspersky [...]
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A current increase in global demand for semiconductors or ‘chips’ is outpacing both supply and manufacturing capacity, resulting in several sectors - from autos to healthcare to energy to consumer products and devices - facing a shortage in this foundational hardware. The increased demand for chips is the result of both increased demand for devices that enable our work- and learn-from-home environment [...]
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On January 20, the Biden-Harris Administration will assume control of a tumultuous policy landscape. The ongoing SolarWinds breach and the ongoing cyber threats in the wake of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol pose significant challenges and painstakingly demonstrate the importance of a streamlined and strategic approach to federal information security. The Biden-Harris Administration has the [...]
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If one thing is clear from the past four years, it’s that U.S. federal government operations have been anything but “business as usual.” Recently, several White House Executive Orders have unilaterally shifted major requirements for federal agencies and their contractors. One of the most troubling measures is Executive Order (EO) 13950: Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, which applies to all federal [...]
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In January 2021, Joe Biden will assume the responsibilities of the U.S. Commander-in-chief. Among the many national security challenges the new administration will face is the rapid proliferation of threats to the information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain, which can lead to costly IP theft and erode the United States’ worldwide technological influence to the benefit of its adversaries. [...]
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On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. In addition to restrictions on the internal diversity programs of Federal Agencies, the Executive Order (EO) prohibits federal government contractors from providing diversity training to their own employees in any manner that suggests America has a racial inequality problem. ITI, on behalf of the [...]
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With news of cyber-attacks and IP theft rippling across the government contracting world, officials in the United States Congress and Executive Branch have recognized the importance of securing federal IT networks and infrastructure. Concerns about the U.S. government’s supply chain security contributed to the enactment of a 2018 law, commonly known as Section 889, targeted at Huawei, ZTE and three [...]
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The global spread of COVID-19 accelerated the United States into one of the worst public health crises in generations. Entire segments of public life have since closed, the lives of millions have been interrupted, and the way we work and do business has shifted to an online and digital environment faster than anyone believed possible. Local, state, and federal governments, which are employers of millions [...]
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It’s easy to forget just how much technology has changed our world and our lives. A little more than a decade ago, a small business owner relied on foot traffic from local customers rather than web visits from international shoppers to grow. Drivers mapped out unfamiliar routes and took wrong turns instead of using precise, voice-activated directions to travel. Cancer patients faced an uncertain diagnosis [...]
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