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The Growing Threat to Air Force Mission-Critical Electronics Lethality at Risk: Unclassified Summary (2019) / Chapter Skim
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Summary of Findings and Recommendations
Pages 50-54

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... LEAD SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT FROM THE TOP Finding: Delegating supply chain risk management (SCRM) to the program offices results in costly duplication of effort and nonuniform implementation of policy and practices, and presents yet another threat vector.
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From page 51...
... . Recommendation: The USAF should establish a central office -- the Program Protection Office -- that has the responsibility and authority to implement a holistic approach to protecting program information across the acquisition enterprise that includes an integrated supply chain threat assessment and risk management program -- from research and development (Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL)
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From page 52...
... Recommendation: Because many of the legacy platforms employ similar elec tronic components and share an already fragile supply chain, the USAF should develop an enterprise-wide vulnerability assessment and risk management capa bility to better share information across the program offices in a timely fashion. Recommendation: The USAF should implement a platform-by-platform review of critical electronic components and work with the Joint Federated Assurance Center or similar Department of Defense organization to ensure a secure and trusted supply of critical components for all sustainment programs.
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From page 53...
... The acquisition strategy should also consider technology obsolescence as a risk to the program and incorporate options for technology modernization. EXPAND SUPPLY CHAIN MONITORING Finding: The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)
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... Recommendation: The USAF should increase funding and staffing of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) , and related investigative efforts, to move from a reactive to a proactive threat assessment and risk management posture.
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