Industry sees a revamp coming to Commerce Dept. rule on ICT supply-chain security

The Commerce Department isn’t tipping its hand, but expectations are taking hold among industry groups that substantial changes are coming to a proposed rule on information and communications technology supply chain security.

The ICT Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was issued last November and the comment period closed on Jan. 10, generating extensive industry criticism and calls to revise and re-issue the proposal.

Commerce officials have declined to comment on the status of the rulemaking. The proposed regulation is designed to...