Stakeholders renew call for pause to Commerce ICT rulemaking, seeking clarity on intertwined supply chain initiatives

Stakeholders say they are seeking more clarity on the Biden administration’s supply chain strategy and how it fits in with the rollout of a controversial Commerce Department information and communications technology supply chain rule issued in January, which industry groups have urged the Biden team to set aside.

President Biden issued an executive order in February calling on federal agencies to conduct in-depth reviews called “Sectoral Supply Chain Assessments” on a range of industrial bases including the information and...