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DHS seized $78.4M worth of counterfeit goods
Counterfeit good seizures by the federal government during the past fiscal year included a significant rise in consumer safety and critical technology products, says a Jan. 9 report from Customs and
Conference committee approves anti-IT counterfeiting provision in defense authorization bill
A conference committee of House and Senate lawmakers approved Dec. 12 a compromise fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill that retains a Senate provision requiring the Defense Department and its
Senate approves anti-counterfeiting defense authorization act amendment
Senators approved Nov. 29 by unanimous consent an amendment to the Senate's version of the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill ( S. 1867 ) that would require contractors to actively monitor for
Counterfeit IT might face new regulatory actions
The federal government is contemplating whether to institute additional regulation to prevent counterfeit goods from entering its supply chain. The specter of counterfeit goods being inadvertently
Counterfeit Cisco seller sentenced
A man who attempted to sell the Defense Department counterfeit Cisco equipment was sentenced in a Texas federal court May 6 to 51 months in prison. The man, Ebab Ashoor, 49 and a citizen of Saudi
GAO: Military can't track counterfeit items
Counterfeit items have penetrated the Defense Department supply chain thanks in part to lack of a departmentwide definition of "counterfeit" and a lack of databases for reporting counterfeit items,
Military wins conviction in counterfeit chips case
A California man pled guilty to trafficking counterfeit computer chips to the U.S. military, the Justice Department announced last week. Neil Fehaly agreed to cooperate with the government as part of
Combating counterfeit technology
Concerns about counterfeit IT products being deployed on federal networks have prompted an ongoing dialogue between industry and government on how to develop greater assurances about authenticity.
