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RECOMMENDATIONS ____________________________________________________________
prime contractors. DDR&E should lead in
overseeing the development and implementation of
major acquisition policy elements that include
- Requiring that all programs not yet in
production identify system or product areas
requiring hardware trustworthiness and address
these needs in program plans and system design
reviews.
- Requiring that DOD PMs make trustworthiness
assessments and design solutions a prime
contract responsibility and that contractors
utilize DOD certified trusted foundries for all
microelectronics determined to require category
1 (mission critical 40 ) subsystems, both classified
and unclassified. The task force recommends
that, as a minimum, this includes all ASICs in
category 1 subsystems.
− Adding trustworthiness as a performance
element in major program milestone reviews
held by senior DOD acquisition leaders.
DDR&E should also lead other DOD activities, the
intelligence community, and industry participants in
developing guidance and techniques for
implementing this policy, including the following:
− Informing acquisition and supplier personnel of
hardware assurance “threats and
vulnerabilities.”
− Establishing criteria and process guidelines for
DOD programs and DOD prime contractors on
how to identify or classify components requiring
the highest degree of trustworthiness.
− Developing procedures and techniques to
evaluate the need for trustworthiness of each
microelectronic component in defense systems.
40. DOD 8500 defines categories for mission criticality.
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