supply chain

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

Will that bridge collapse in Maryland affect federal supply chains?

Once people got over the shock of the Maryland bridge collapse, the long-term questions started to arise. What about the nation’s supply chain?

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John Garamendi

Should the Defense Department get more mixed up with mergers and acquisitions?

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Update on supplies, supply chains from Army Materiel Command

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AP/Jenny KaneFILE - The inside of a computer is seen on Feb 23, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

How exporting weapons becomes risky for contractors who make the exports

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Joe Biden

How the Defense Department can improve surge capacity in the supply chain

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(AP Photo/Eric Gay)FILE - Border Patrol agents hold a news conference prior to a media tour of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge in Donna, Texas, May 2, 2019. A special Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter, according to a federal watchdog. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

CBP puts forced labor statistics online for everyone to see

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Top tech issues in the federal market

Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss the state of NITAAC & CMMC, mergers…

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Why it takes a fourth party to accomplish third-party software supply chain risk assessments

In the federal software world, supply chains are often extensive. How can an agency ensure its risk assessments can adequately gauge potential threats?…

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Maintaining medical supply chain resilience

Deborah Haywood, of McKesson Medical Surgical, joined this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss the imperative of medical supply chain resilience and the role of the national strategic stockpile.

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