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Meeting Agencies’ Supply Chain Sustainability Expectations

FedTech Magazine

Government customers expect the technology resellers they work with to employ certain sustainability practices, such as IT asset disposition, to maintain compliance with environmental, cybersecurity and human rights regulations.

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Agencies Shifting to Zero Trust Contend with New IT Supply Chain Best Practices

FedTech Magazine

Since then, various federal agencies have issued guidance on how to enhance IT supply chain security. The December 2020 attack, attributed to Russian foreign intelligence, compromised nine agencies with malicious software embedded in via legitimate updates.

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Fishing for Truth in the Seafood Supply Chain

Art of Procurement

The post Fishing for Truth in the Seafood Supply Chain appeared first on Art of Procurement. Oceana is a marine conservation nonprofit that has focused on seafood mislabeling for years, or “fish fraud” as it is.

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How Federal Agencies Can Effectively Plan Upgrades for Aging IT

FedTech Magazine

Technology lifecycle management for federal systems is complex, requiring IT leaders to account for a constellation of variables, including supply chains, funding streams from Congress, varying… However, there are always more upgrades to do. One federal IT official recently told FedTech it is “almost like a game of whack-a-mole.”

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Updated NIST cybersecurity framework adds core function, focuses on supply chain risk management

FedScoop

A decade after releasing its landmark national cybersecurity framework, the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Monday released version 2.0 , an updated document that emphasizes governance and supply chain issues for both public and private sector entities.

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Competing global supply chain approaches

Federal News Network

The pandemic and its aftermath created a greater awareness of the fragility of global supply chains, and the federal government’s overreliance on adversaries in the supply chain. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

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Refresh & Secure: StarTech’s Guide to Your Next Laptop Upgrade

FedTech Magazine

Agencies began clamoring for new laptops when remote work increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but inventory was constrained due to supply chain issues, making the devices and IT peripherals difficult to find. Given that the federal IT refresh cycle…