The federal embrace of tough supply-chain regulation seems like a done deal

Supply-chain concerns, stoked by potential threats from Chinese information and communications technology products and services, are pushing federal officials to move beyond the largely collaborative and industry-led approach to cybersecurity that's prevailed in recent years across major areas of the economy.

Recent cyber moves from the Commerce and Defense departments and Federal Communications Commission mark a clear trend in cybersecurity policymaking toward a strict regulatory environment around supply-chain security.

The Pentagon has been rapidly amping up its cybersecurity expectations of...