“The Department of Veterans Affairs purchased equipment from federally blacklisted foreign companies, VA officials told Congress this week.”
“But it’s unclear exactly what the department bought.”
“Last fall, Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., asked VA’s Chief Information Security Officer Paul Cunningham where VA purchased an IT or telecommunications equipment from federally blacklisted companies.”
“Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., asked VA whether the department bans or has restrictions on purchases from certain manufacturers, including blacklisted companies, or on equipment, including video surveillance, telecommunications, GPS, printers and scanners, phones and tablets, drones, software and other tech…”
“The companies VA purchased equipment from were Huawei, Hytera and Lenovo, according to the database and VA’s report. VA did not immediately respond to requests for comment…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA purchased technology from blacklisted, banned foreign companies, officials say – By Abbie Bennett, February 13, 2020. ConnectingVets.
