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___________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATIONS
Include an investigation of whether field
programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and selected
COTS components need trusted design or
foundry process controls.
− Developing microelectronics designs that can be
easily tested and evaluated.
3. Implement Acquisition Policy
The task force recommends that DOD pursue and
enlarge the trusted foundry program already
underway within the department. The use of
trusted foundries to manufacture components for
Department of Defense systems will require changes
in procedures at several levels in the acquisition
process. Specific recommendations are as follows:
− The Systems Program Office (SPO), in
consultation with the prime contractor, should
formally assess the level of trust required in a
specific system (and its component subsystems)
and document it during the system design and
development (SDD) phase, with special
consideration given to the application of the
system and the potential damage to system
utility that could be imposed by a determined
adversary. Based on this high-level evaluation,
the prime contractor program manager for each
system should be responsible for developing and
implementing procedures to meet the desired
level of system trust. These procedures should
include a comprehensive threat assessment and
implementation of effective countermeasures at
each level of system hierarchy at the time of
development as well as manufacturing, fielding
and life-cycle support. Regarding the flowdown
of this requirement to subcontractors, the DSB
recognizes that many electronic subsystem
contracts are small (i.e., less than $5 million) and
that the resources and knowledge base of
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