FAR / DFAR Case Update (11 April 2014)

Status updates from the ‘Open Cases Reports’ …

FAR / DFAR Case Update (6 April 2014)

Status updates from the ‘Open Cases Reports’ …

Briefings from 27 March Public Meeting on Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts, Further Implementation

Briefings from the 27 March public meeting on “Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts, Further Implementation” are available here …

DPAP | Defense Acquisition Regulations System | Counterfeit Electronic Parts

Did IAF’s ‘US-made’ C-130J Super Hercules that crashed have fake Chinese parts? – The Times of India

WASHINGTON: India’s newly-acquired American C-130J Super Hercules plane that crashed last week near Gwalior has been under intense scrutiny …

More at The Times of India.

FAR / DFAR Case Update (21 March 2014)

DoD is hosting a public meeting [March 27, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT] to obtain the views of experts and interested parties in Government and the private sector regarding further implementation of the requirement for detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts, as required by a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. …More at Federal Register

Status updates from the ‘Open Cases Reports’ …

FAR / DFAR Case Update (14 March 2014)

DoD is hosting a public meeting [March 27, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT] to obtain the views of experts and interested parties in Government and the private sector regarding further implementation of the requirement for detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts, as required by a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. …More at Federal Register

Status updates from the ‘Open Cases Reports’ …

NDIA Global Supply Chain Summit – Security, Threats, and Mitigations – March 25&26

This Summit will be the first of a 4-part series on supply chain risk as it threatens Product Integrity.  Specifically, we will discuss:

• What is the direct correlation from supply chain risk management to Cybersecurity, and how can we connect these conversations and heighten the level of focus?
• How are different industries affected by where their supply chain traverses the global economy?
• How is the expansion of the counterfeiting industry threatening national security?
• How are companies addressing insider threats, either malicious or unintentional?

More at NDIA.

Mitigating Risks of Counterfeit and Tainted Components – CrossTalk Magazine (March/April 2014)

“Though not an exhaustive list, the articles in this issue of CrossTalk demonstrate the breadth of anti- counterfeiting and supply chain risk management efforts taking place as well as the depth of the need to share data and lessons learned. …”

Mitigating Risks of Counterfeit and Tainted Components – CrossTalk Magazine (March/April 2014).

FAR / DFAR Case Update (28 February 2014)

DoD is hosting a public meeting [March 27, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT] to obtain the views of experts and interested parties in Government and the private sector regarding further implementation of the requirement for detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts, as required by a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. …More at Federal Register

Status updates from the ‘Open Cases Reports’ …

Federal Register | Public Inspection: Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Meetings, Further Implementation

DoD is hosting a public meeting to obtain the views of experts and interested parties in Government and the private sector regarding further implementation of the requirement for detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts, as required by a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. …

More at Federal Register