Optimizing the Air Force
Acquisition Strategy of Secure and
Reliable Electronic Components
Proceedings of a Workshop
Committee on Optimizing the Air Force Acquisition Strategy of Secure and
Reliable Electronic Components: A Workshop
Air Force Studies Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
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COMMITTEE ON OPTIMIZING THE AIR FORCE ACQUISITION STRATEGY OF SECURE AND RELIABLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS: A WORKSHOP
ROBERT H. LATIFF, R. Latiff Associates, Chair
MICHAEL ETTENBERG, NAE,1 Dolce Technologies
CRAIG L. KEAST, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
RANDAL W. LARSON, MITRE Corporation
TERRY P. LEWIS, Raytheon Company
CELIA MERZBACHER, Semiconductor Research Corporation
BERNARD S. MEYERSON, NAE, IBM
PAUL D. NIELSEN, NAE, Software Engineering Institute
STARNES E. WALKER, University of Delaware
Staff
JOAN FULLER, Director, Air Force Studies Board
CARTER W. FORD, Program Officer
MARGUERITE E. SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator
STEVEN G. DARBES, Research Assistant
DIONNA C. ALI, Research Assistant
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1 NAE, National Academy of Engineering.
AIR FORCE STUDIES BOARD
DOUGLAS M. FRASER, Doug Fraser, LLC, Chair
DONALD C. FRASER, NAE,1 Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (retired), Vice Chair
BRIAN A. ARNOLD, Peachtree City, Georgia
ALLISON ASTORINO-COURTOIS, National Security Innovations, Inc.
TED F. BOWLDS, The Spectrum Group
STEVEN R.J. BRUECK, University of New Mexico
FRANK J. CAPPUCCIO, Cappuccio and Associates, LLC
BLAISE J. DURANTE, U.S. Air Force (retired)
BRENDAN B. GODFREY, University of Maryland, College Park
MICHAEL A. HAMEL, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
DANIEL E. HASTINGS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
RAYMOND E. JOHNS, JR., Flight Safety International
ROBERT H. LATIFF, R. Latiff Associates
NANCY G. LEVESON, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MARK J. LEWIS, Institute for Defense Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute
ALEX MILLER, University of Tennessee
OZDEN OCHOA, Texas A&M University
RICHARD V. REYNOLDS, The VanFleet Group, LLC
STARNES E. WALKER, University of Delaware
DEBORAH WESTPHAL, Toffler Associates
DAVID A. WHELAN, NAE, Boeing Defense, Space, and Security
REBECCA WINSTON, Winston Strategic Management Consulting
MICHAEL I. YARYMOVYCH, NAE, Sarasota Space Associates
Staff
JOAN FULLER, Director
ALAN H. SHAW, Deputy Director
GEORGE COYLE, Senior Program Officer
CARTER W. FORD, Program Officer
ANDREW J. KREEGER, Program Officer
DIONNA C. ALI, Research Assistant
STEVEN G. DARBES, Research Assistant
CHRIS JONES, Financial Manager
MARGUERITE E. SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator
ADRIANNA HARGROVE, Senior Program Assistant/Financial Assistant
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1 NAE, National Academy of Engineering.
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This proceedings has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:
Kent E. Devenport, Kansas City National Security Campus, Department of Energy,
Michael Fritze, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies,
Butler W. Lampson, NAS/NAE, Microsoft Research, and
Henry I. Smith, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the views presented at the workshop, nor did they see the final draft of the workshop proceedings before its release. The review of this workshop proceedings was overseen by Robert J. Hermann, NAE, Independent Consultant, Bloomfield, Connecticut, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this workshop proceedings was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this proceedings rests entirely with the committee and the institution.
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Contents
2 WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS AND KEY THEMES
Current Technological and Government Policy Challenges
Current Technology Capabilities to Detect Fraud and Counterfeits
Current Government Acquisition Challenges
Options for Possible Business Models within the National Security Complex
Defense MicroElectronics Activity—Dan Marrujo
Naval Surface Warfare Center—Brett Hamilton
Air Force Office of Special Investigations—Michael Lyden
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—Kerry Bernstein
MITRE Corporation—Harriet Goldman
National Defense Industries Association—Holly Dunlap
Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center—David Davis
Kansas City National Security Campus—Kent Devenport
Institute for Defense Analyses—Brian Cohen
National Institute for Standards and Technology—Jon Boyens and Celia Paulsen
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity—Carl McCants
B Committee Member Biographies
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Acronyms
| AFOSI | Air Force Office of Special Investigations |
| ASIC | application-specific integrated circuit |
| ASSP | application-specific standard product |
| BEOL | back end of line |
| CFIUS | Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States |
| CNCI | Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative |
| COTS | commercial-off-the-shelf |
| CPU | central processing unit |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DIA | Defense Intelligence Agency |
| DMEA | Defense MicroElectronics Activity |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DoDI | DoD Instruction |
| DRAM | dynamic random-access memory |
| DSP | digital signal processor |
| FEOL | front end of line |
| FPGA | field-programmable gate array |
| FY | fiscal year |
| GPU | graphic processing unit |
| HW | hardware |
| IA | information assurance |
| IARPA | Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity |
| IC | integrated circuit; Intelligence Community |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| IP | intellectual property |
| JFAC | Joint Federated Assurance Center |
| KCNSC | Kansas City National Security Campus |
| MPU | multi-core processing unit |
| MTO | Microsystems Technology Office |
| NDAA | National Defense Authorization Act |
| NDIA | National Defense Industry Association |
| NEA | Nuclear Enterprise Assurance |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NNSA | National Nuclear Safety Administration |
| NSA | National Security Agency |
| NSE | Nuclear Security Enterprise |
| NSS | National Security Space |
| NSWC | Naval Surface Warfare Center |
| OEM | original equipment manufacturer |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| PPP | program protection planning |
| R&D | research and development |
| RFP | request for proposal |
| ROI | return on investment |
| RSA | Rivest-Shamir-Adleman |
| SCRM | Supply Chain Risk Management |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SHIELD | Supply Chain Hardware Integrity for Electronics Defense |
| SMC | Space and Missile Systems Center |
| SOC | system on a chip |
| SP | Special Publication |
| SRAM | static random-access memory |
| SSE | Security Systems Engineer |
| SWaP | size, weight, power |
| TAC | Threat Assessment Center |
| TAPO | Trusted Access Program Office |
| TIC | Trusted Integrated Chips |
| WTA | Weapon Trust Assurance |
