ITI Reacts to OMB’s Guidance on Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practices
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI issued the following reaction to the Office of Management and Budget’s guidance (opens in a new tab) on Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practices, which builds on President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (opens in a new tab):
“We welcome the Biden Administration’s guidance to help agencies and companies ensure software incorporated into federal information systems and networks is secure,” said Gordon Bitko, ITI’s Senior Vice President of Policy for Public Sector. “These provisions are an important next step to advance President Biden’s historic cybersecurity executive order released last year. We appreciate that the administration describes an implementation process and timeline for NIST guidance and prioritizes stakeholder feedback. We further appreciate the standardization and centralization of reporting requirements, which will minimize the administrative cost. Further, while SBOMs can be a useful tool to increase software transparency, there are implementation challenges that will need to be addressed in order for them to be effective. We look forward to working with the administration to address this guidance and continue the important effort to bolster U.S. cybersecurity.”
Read more from ITI regarding the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in ITI’s 2021 comment submission (opens in a new tab) to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
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