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In light of the global shortage of semiconductors, which affects virtually every industry, President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday requiring a federal review of supply chain risks for these chips. Also to be reviewed are supply chain risks for information and communications technology and the pharmaceutical industry, which is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The executive order requires agencies to assess within the next year any risks or disruptions that might cause a shortage of supply or a security issue.
It instructs the U.S. Commerce Department to conduct a review that will identify risks in the semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging supply chains and offer policy recommendations to address these concerns.
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On January 13, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) published its final supply chain security rule implementing the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. The rule is the most recent action in the FCC’s existing proceeding
Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs (WC Docket No. 18-89). The final item:
Establishes the procedures and criteria for publishing a list of covered communications equipment and services that pose an unacceptable risk to national security;
Prohibits the use of federal subsidies administered by the Commission from being used on such covered communications equipment and services;
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On December 10, 2020, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously approved a Second Report and Order on supply chain security (Second R&O), which is the latest effort in its evolving role with national security issues.[1] The FCC characterized the item as “another major step towards securing our communications networks by adopting rules to implement the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.”
Among other things, the Second R&O:
establishes the procedures and criteria for publishing a list of covered communications equipment and services that pose an unacceptable risk to national security;
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has upheld its designation of Chinese telecom company Huawei as a national security threat, rejecting the firm’s appeal of the ruling.
The FCC also voted to start proceedings that could revoke China Telecom s permission to provide communications services within the U.S.
During Thursday s meeting, FCC commissioners reaffirmed an order from July that designated Huawei and ZTE, which are both based in China, as threats to U.S. national security because they could exploit vulnerabilities in America s telecom networks to spy on communications on behalf of the Chinese government (see:
In November, FCC commissioners denied a similar appeal by ZTE.