Federal agencies are just as vulnerable as commercial enterprises to supply chain security breaches, and perhaps are even more sensitive to such vulnerabilities given the nature of government information involving everything from taxpayer data to national security data.
"Reliance on a global supply chain introduces multiple risks to federal information systems," the General Accountability Office said in a March report that examined supply chain risks at four agencies dealing with national security issues.
"The exploitation of information technology products and services through the global supply chain is an emerging threat that could degrade the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical and sensitive agency networks and data," GAO said.
