Name
Buying power: How feds can drive cyber resiliency
Date & Time
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 11:40 AM - 12:25 PM
Speakers
Panelist: David Berteau, President and CEO, Professional Services Council
Panelist: Ja'Nelle DeVore, Acting Chief Information Security Officer, United States Department of Agriculture
Panelist: Sharothi Pikar, Acquisition Executive and Director of Acquisition and Technology Directorate, United States Cyber Command
Moderator: Jill Aitoro, SVP, Content Strategy, CyberRisk Alliance
Panelist: Ja'Nelle DeVore, Acting Chief Information Security Officer, United States Department of Agriculture
Panelist: Sharothi Pikar, Acquisition Executive and Director of Acquisition and Technology Directorate, United States Cyber Command
Moderator: Jill Aitoro, SVP, Content Strategy, CyberRisk Alliance




Description
As public and private sector alike recognize the vulnerabilities that exist within the supply chain, the Defense Department and Homeland Security recognize the potential of leveraging their own buying power to force higher standard of security. This panel will examine how government can bake security into procurement language and how the private sector can shore up their own processes to comply, all without creating a chilling effect that drives suppliers from the government market entirely.