DoD Permanently Adds 'Supply Chain Risk' Factor in Procurement Regulations

The Defense Department is issuing a final rule amending its procurement regulations to permanently designate supply chain risk as a factor to be evaluated in information technology procurements for certain systems. Consideration of supply chain risk has already been part of DoD’s procurement regulations since 2015, but the provision had been set to sunset in 2018 before the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 made it permanent. DoD’s final rule removes the sunset date and makes “minor editorial changes,” the agency said.