The Pentagon has decided to block the purchase of programs from Russian source
Pentagon experts together with special services to identify programs in which there are fragments of source code written in Russia and China. This software is then added to the blacklist to prevent it procurement, according to Reuters.
According to Deputy Minister of defense for procurement and provision of arms Ellen Lord, Pentagon specialists already in half a year working on a black list of software vendors. The list is compiled, to avoid the purchase of programs from “questionable” code.
“We are trying to prevent the purchase of software, for example, Russian or Chinese origin, and often from the first glance it is difficult to determine the source due to holding companies. We have identified a number of companies that do not adhere to our standards in the field of defence,” said Lord. This list will be used by employees of the Pentagon responsible for procurement, she added.