Addressing Counterfeit Parts in the DoD Supply Chain.

摘要

In 2011, the Department of Defense (DoD) discovered that counterfeit memory chips had made their way into computers controlling America s primary missile defense system, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD; Johnson, 2012a). The discovery reignited debate among DoD officials, members of Congress, and defense industry groups over liability for counterfeit parts in weapons systems, a contentious issue that has received more attention over the last decade as defense contractors have worked to expand their networks of global suppliers some of whom, it appears, cannot be trusted.