The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and National Security Partners co-host a panel discussion, Addressing the Supply Chain Threat, on Wednesday, September 26.  The event was covered by C-SPAN.  Click here to access C-SPAN's video of the event in its entirety.

Panelists included the following special guests: Dennis Bartko, Director's Special Assistant for Cyber, National Security Agency; Melissa Hathaway, former Acting Senior Director for Cyberspace, US National Security Council; and Brett Lambert, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and the Industrial Base.

Click below to watch archived video from our webcast.

Please note: The views of guest speakers are the speakers' alone and do not represent the views of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies or its staff. The Potomac Institute is a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization dedicated to the free exchange of ideas for the purpose of informing public policy.

Ensuring the integrity of components in critical infrastructure supply chains has never been more important.  While much attention has been focused on cyber threats posed by outside hackers, the insidious risk posed by compromised components and software in computer-controlled systems is just as great.  This is especially true in the telecommunications supply chain, as communications equipment forms an integral part of so many other critical systems.  The threat is real; the answers are very difficult.

Program

Opening Remarks:

Michael Swetnam, CEO and Chairman, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Moderator:

Jamie Barnett, Jr., RDML USNR (Ret.), Senior Vice President of Academic Programs and Research, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies;  Former Chief (2009-2012), Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau  

Panelists:

Dennis Bartko
Director's Special Assistant for Cyber, National Security Agency

Melissa Hathaway
President of Hathaway Global Strategies, LLC, and former Acting Senior Director for Cyberspace, US National Security Council

Brett Lambert
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and the Industrial Base

Registration is required for general audience and press attendance. Please call Laurie Kinney at 703-525-0770.