How the Committee is Evaluating Threats and Securing the Supply Chain with a Critical Focus on Information Communication Technology and Services (ICTS)

April 25, 2022 1:45pm

Janine Slade
Special Counsel
Covington & Burling LLP
Former Deputy Director of Foreign Investment Risk Management
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Richard C. Sofield
Partner, National Security Reviews (CFIUS), Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Former Director of the Foreign Investment Review Staff for the National Security Division
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

Lee G. Licata
Director for Supply Chain and Technology Security
Office of the National Cyber Director

Chatham House Rules apply. This session will not be recorded.

  • Examining how recent developments in team telecom are address ongoing data security concerns
  • Next steps for securing supply chain
  • Evaluating risk assessments for sensitive data traversing the cable and when it exits the cable
  • Examining commitments to diversify global network architecture: Addressing concerns about jurisdictions under foreign adversaries’ control becoming hubs for U.S. international communications and data traffic connections
  • Approach to subsea cables connecting US-China and/or involving Chinese ownership
  • What needs to be disclosed from equipment to personal data