Sandia National Laboratories is working with the U.S. Government to prepare for severe weather situations.

Beginning December 3, 2012, 100 percent of cargo shipments loaded on passenger aircraft on international flights bound for the United States must undergo screening for explosives.

Many organizations lack complete visibility into their supply chains and remain vulnerable to disaster, according to a new white paper published by Marsh.

Counterfeit materials are the most frequently encountered danger to the supply chain that delivers U.S. military systems.

President Obama has directed the Department of State and Homeland Security to come up with a plan to protect the US supply chain.

An organized gang is suspected in a theft of a trailer full of a couple of million dollars worth of consumer oriented electronics which are easy to resell and hard to trace. There are vulnerabilities all along the supply chain, including truck rest stops.

Business continuity is the strategic and tactical capability of an organization to plan for and respond to business interruption in a way that allows them to continue business operations at an acceptable, defined level. 

The risk of counterfeit electronics being used in military equipment has prompted a congressional investigation.

In December 2010, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) issued a proposed regulation that would require all inbound cargo containers, regardless of whether the container was shipped from a company located in the United States or from a company located in a foreign country, to be scanned for contraband.  If enacted, the proposed scanning regulation would increase costs and result in supply chain delays.  The cost would range from $58 to $70 per container (depending on the size of the container).