Pentagon Creates 'Do Not Buy' List of Russian, Chinese Software (defenseone.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Defense One: The Pentagon is warning the military and its contractors not to use software it deems to have Russian and Chinese connections, according to the U.S. Defense Department's acquisition chief. Officials have begun circulating a "Do Not Buy" list of software that does not meet "national security standards," Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, said Friday. The Pentagon started compiling the list about six months ago. Suspicious companies are put on a list that is circulated to the military's software buyers. Now the Pentagon is working with the three major defense industry trade associations -- the Aerospace industries Association, National Defense Industrial Association and Professional Services Council -- to alert contractors small and large. Lord said defense officials have also been working with the intelligence community to identify "certain companies that do not operate in a way consistent with what we have for defense standard." Asked if programs and weapons were compromised by foreign software, Lord said, "These are more widespread issues. I don't think we're focused on one particular system."

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Software you can trust!

[Anonymous Coward]

Great to know, a list of software that doesn't contain US government sanctioned backdoors. If the Pentagon doesn't like it, then you can be 99% sure it values your privacy and doesn't harvest your private data.

The irony, is that i might sound like a troll, but this is the truth.

Where's the ...

[CaptainDork]

... list?

Re: US & Israel are always the GOOD GUYS?

[houghi]

I live in Europe. With China and Russia I know there is a difference between politics and the people. In the US the politicians are elected.
So I rather live in Russia or China than in the US.

I have visited the US (no, not all of it) and would not like to live in the 80-ies as that is where it looks like it has stopped evolving.

Fun fact: when I landed in MJFK, the border control reminded me to my visit many years ago to East-Germany. Both inreason why, what and how. The efficiency was almost funny. When I finaly got a paper, i had to give it to the next guy 20 meters on. And all the while several people where sitting around and doing nothing.