The Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Act, the Solarwinds Cyber-Attack, and What Might Have Been Different Had FASCA Been Federal Law at the Time of the Attack
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Science And Human Research - Year 2022, Vol 5, Issue 07
Abstract
This essay explores the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Act (FASCA) and the difference it would have made had it been a law during the SolarWinds cyber-attack. The Act is examined from a critical perspective to see what effect it would have had if it had existed when the attack occurred. The SolarWinds cyber attack is then discussed in some detail. In deciding what would have happened if the FASCA was a law at the time of the attack, the events are presumed to be the same as what took place. It was at the time when the cyber-attack information reached the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) that the incident would likely have changed. The paper argues that there would be delays in the actions of the FASC due to the complexity of the bureaucracy involved. The article concludes that the projected outcome would differ from the actual outcome because the cyber-attack would have been handled administratively rather than legislatively in the proposed outcome. This difference may or may not have fostered mitigation of the cyber-attack.
Authors and Affiliations
Donald L. Buresh, Ph. D. , Esq.
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- DOI 10.47191/ijsshr/v5-i7-18
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