Rich Helms Critical Manufacturing (CM) Sector Partners, We are please to inform you that CISA and its partners have created a GitHub Repository for its sector partners to immediately identify, mitigate, and update affected products using Log4j to the latest version; and to inform your end users of products that contain these vulnerabilities and strongly urge them … Read more
White House Trucking Action Plan Announced On December 16, 2021, the White House announced a new “Trucking Action Plan” to help add drivers to the U.S. trucking workforce. According to the White House, the plan will “cut red tape, make it easier for people to get commercial licenses, expand trucking apprenticeships, and launch outreach efforts … Read more
Crime on the Rise, But Focus In Washington is Elsewhere While Washington is hyper-focused on President Biden’s “Build Back Better” and “infrastructure” legislation (more on that below), a slow economy, stubborn unemployment and greater levels of pandemic-induced idleness seem to be increasing the level of lawlessness across the country. Major news outlets have reported on … Read more
Cybersecurity Colleagues and Partners, Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) (http://www.cisa.gov/) released two new products developed by the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force to address liability challenges on sharing supply chain threat information and assist Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) with mitigating ICT supply chain risks. … Read more
Democrats Seek to Pass “Build Back Better” – Supply Chain Security Issues Included This month, House and Senate Democrats will look to pass their versions of the $3.5 Trillion “Build Back Better” legislation that President Biden has been touting since his campaign. Several committees are working on the legislation, including those that deal with supply chain security matters. As part … Read more
National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The 2021 theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.” September is National Preparedness Month, an annual observance to remind all Americans how important it … Read more
After months of negotiations, the Senate finally passed a massive $1.2 Trillion infrastructure proposal containing billions in new spending for “hard infrastructure” projects before leaving for its August Recess. The 2,700-page measure passed on a bipartisan vote of 69-30, with 19 Republicans joining all 50 Democrats to approve the bill. Among its provisions are: $110 billion … Read more
The State Department issued a report last week warning companies about supply chains in regions of China that have human rights abuses. These two paragraphs from the Summary offer the gist. https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Xinjiang-Business-Advisory-13July2021.pdf Businesses, individuals, and other persons, including but not limited to investors, consultants, labor brokers, academic institutions, and research service providers (hereafter “businesses and … Read more
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Congress returned to Washington from its two-week July 4th recess this week – and issues important to ISCPO members have heated up along with the summer temperatures! House Spending Bills Address Critical Supply Chain Issues The House Committee on Appropriations has recently acted on several annual spending bills, including measures on Homeland Security, Commerce-Justice-Science, Transportation and others. All told, the Committee has now approved … Read more