To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 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;