Protecting supply lines is essential to military success. But the U.S. government has now launched an initiative designed to protect the supply chain of both civilian and military agencies from potential cyberattacks. The effort will be especially important in the e-commerce procurement process. In fact, the information and communications technology segment of the federal IT market potentially covered by the program involves 322 products and services with a total 2013 fiscal year value of $62.8 billion.
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Vendors Quibble With US Procurement Cybersecurity Plan
Posted by: John K. Higgins May 16, 2014 06:20 AMProtecting supply lines is essential to military success. But the U.S. government has now launched an initiative designed to protect the supply chain of both civilian and military agencies from potential cyberattacks. The effort will be especially important in the e-commerce procurement process. In fact, the information and communications technology segment of the federal IT market potentially covered by the program involves 322 products and services with a total 2013 fiscal year value of $62.8 billion.