“A new GAO report published on Friday warned that the global supply chain of IT products could be putting national security at risk.

“Federal agencies rely extensively on computerized information systems and electronic data to carry out their operations,” the 45-page report stated. “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.””

Source: GAO: Global IT Supply Chain Poses New National Security Risk – Forbes