From: Politico | Morning Cybersecurity
By TIM STARKS
With help from Mike Farrell, Eric Geller and Martin Matishak
SCOOP: SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTIVES COMING — The Trump administration has prepared two executive orders that address supply chain threats, one of which is focused on telecom companies, according to an industry source and a former Trump transition official. The sources did not know when President Donald Trump would sign the documents, but one said it could be any day now. The executive orders have already been “vetted through the interagency,” the industry source told MC, referring to the process of different agencies weighing in to express concerns or otherwise shape administration directives. The National Security Council declined to comment.
Supply chain threats have been a concern for the federal government for years, but the Trump administration has increased the focus on them. Homeland Security last year banned government agencies from using products made by the Russian cyber firm Kaspersky Lab, citing the risk that Moscow could secretly access the company’s data or reach into its customers’ computers. Congress codified a similar ban later that year. DHS is also seeking industry feedback on a broader supply chain risk management initiative. And on Thursday, the telecom agency NTIA launched a project to encourage more transparency around the building blocks of software, with the goal of reducing hidden risks that can threaten the U.S. supply chain.
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