Securitization of Commercial Supply Chains

How prescriptive regulations of Defence Procurements Divide industry and Government

Abstract

As commercial off-the-shelf products have become increasingly important to defence procurements, so too have the threats of infiltration to both government departments and private companies risen. This has motivated many countries to look at the role government can play in securing global commercial supply chains. in the United states, this happened in January 2011 when congress gave the Department of Defense unprecedented powers to regulate commercial supply chains, namely the purview to blacklist contractors without oversight or transparency.