Timing unclear for pending Commerce ICT supply-chain security rule

Release of the Commerce Department's anxiously awaited rule on ICT supply-chain security may drift past the Oct. 12 deadline set in President Trump's May 15 executive order -- at least until after the three-day Columbus Day weekend -- as department officials continue to absorb interagency input on the plan, according to multiple sources.

Commerce officials did not respond to requests for comment on timing for the information and communications technology supply-chain regulation, expected to be issued as an interim final...