Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations

Published

April 8, 2015

Author(s)

Jon M. Boyens, Celia Paulsen, Rama Moorthy, Nadya Bartol

Abstract

Federal agencies are concerned about the risks associated with information and communications technology (ICT) products and services that may contain potentially malicious functionality, are counterfeit, or are vulnerable due to poor manufacturing and development practices within the ICT supply chain. These risks are associated with the federal agencies’ decreased visibility into, understanding of, and control over how the technology that they acquire is developed, integrated and deployed, as well as the processes, procedures, and practices used to assure the integrity, security, resilience, and quality of the products and services. This publication provides guidance to federal agencies on identifying, assessing, and mitigating ICT supply chain risks at all levels of their organizations. This publication integrates ICT supply chain risk management (SCRM) into federal agency risk management activities by applying a multi-tiered, SCRM-specific approach, including guidance on assessing supply chain risk and applying mitigation activities.

Citation

Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-161

Report Number

800-161

NIST Pub Series

Special Publication (NIST SP)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Acquire, Information and Communication Technology Supply Chain Risk Management, ICT SCRM, risk management, supplier, supply chain, supply chain risk, supply chain risk assessment, supply chain assurance, supply chain security

Citation

Boyens, J. , Paulsen, C. , Moorthy, R. and Bartol, N. (2015), Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-161 (Accessed April 25, 2026)

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