Pentagon moves to secure supply chain from foreign hackers

Fifth Domain: Amid a growing concern that foreign countries have infiltrated American weapon systems and suppliers, the Pentagon is conducting a pilot program to discover which companies are in their supply chain, according to a top defense contractor.

“We are working with some pilots with the Department of Defense and some of our industry partners to say, ‘How can we build a system for the government where the government can see where is the supply chain from A to Z,’ ” Mike Gordon, the deputy chief information security officer at Lockheed Martin, told reporters.

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