Manfra says supply-chain security task force will be central to DHS role under Trump order

Jeanette Manfra, assistant director for cybersecurity at DHS, says a government-industry task force for securing the telecommunications supply chain formed last year will be central to the department's role under a recent Trump executive order targeting foreign threats.

“We would not create another body,” Manfra said in the latest podcast from the Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center.

She noted the Department of Homeland Security will be responsible for “assessing” the national security risks under President Trump's executive...