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Nearly nine years ago, the Senate Armed Services Committee reported the results of an investigation of counterfeit electronic parts in the U.S. military. The year-long probe found fully 1 million bogus parts, including components for several types of combat aircraft.
“Our report outlines how this flood of counterfeit parts, overwhelmingly from China, threatens national security, the safety of our troops and American jobs,” said Sen. Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who chaired the panel at the time.
Worries have only grown since then that technology that was made or modified in China, including everything from computer chips to servers, can be not just counterfeit but also malicious if it carries spyware.
The Pentagon has taken steps since then to try to shore up its vulnerability to questionable parts. When it comes to semiconductors, the building blocks of digital products, U.S. defense and intelligence agencies are still grappling with how to ensure those parts are not just available when needed — but also secure.
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I am a firm believer that the semiconductors should be made in the US.
“Our report outlines how this flood of counterfeit parts, overwhelmingly from China, threatens national security, the safety of our troops and American jobs,” said Sen. Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who chaired the panel at the time.
Worries have only grown since then that technology that was made or modified in China, including everything from computer chips to servers, can be not just counterfeit but also malicious if it carries spyware.
The Pentagon has taken steps since then to try to shore up its vulnerability to questionable parts. When it comes to semiconductors, the building blocks of digital products, U.S. defense and intelligence agencies are still grappling with how to ensure those parts are not just available when needed — but also secure.
Special report: Microchip security continues to confound Pentagon - Roll Call
The Pentagon and Congress are concerned computer chips and servers can not only be counterfeit but also malicious if it carries spyware.
www.rollcall.com
There are three parts.
This is part one:
Special report: Congress eyes big bucks for tiny computer chips - Roll Call
The pandemic cast in bold relief the indispensable role that semiconductors play in modern life and the risk of overseas supplies.
This is part two:
Special report: Questions swirl over subsidies for chip industry - Roll Call
A bipartisan chorus in Washington says U.S. dependence on just a few sources of semiconductors for its economy and military is dangerous.
I am a firm believer that the semiconductors should be made in the US.
