Supply Chain Security SolutionsThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a contract to BSI Group's Supply Chain Solutions business unit for the creation of a protocol to aid the screening of cargo at U.S. ports. BSI will work with DHS S&T-sponsored engineers in a project designed to integrate data from new detection systems, along with BSI's proprietary intelligence on cargo disruption and anti-Western terrorism, in order to better identify high-risk containers.
Every four days there is a terrorist attack on the global supply chain. Criminal syndicates and smugglers exploit gaps in the supply chain to steal and engage in illicit trade. Governments world-wide are asking businesses to apply higher levels of diligence to suppliers' security practices and chain of custody controls. Managing risk and securing trade in the face of both dynamic threats and shifting compliance requirements is demanding, and it requires reliable and in-depth intelligence. BSI Group America Inc (BSI) introduces the Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network (SCREEN), a web-based intelligence tool for supply chain security. Debuted on April 5, 2011 at BSI's Global Supply Chain Security Summit, SCREEN offers the most complete, publically available supply chain security intelligence data and analysis resource.
Learn about changes in the C-TPAT program and what you need to do in order to prepare for your 2012 revalidation. Requirements for risk assessment, business partner vetting and evidence of implementation of minimum security criteria are focus areas for C-TPAT validations and revalidations. The C-TPAT Five-Step Risk assessment process is an additional focus area and supplier assessments should be populated with meaningful supply chain risk data and analysis
