DHS officials advance ICT risk assessment under supply-chain order

Officials in the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have completed work on a risk assessment for the information and communications technology supply chain and submitted the document for review by Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan under a Trump executive order, according to sources.

The assessment was the result of “substantial” collaboration between the DHS agency and industry partners, said USTelecom senior vice president for cybersecurity Robert Mayer. “This was the embodiment of public-private partnership where each party contributes expertise and...