Chairwoman Nancy Mace raised concerns about cyber vulnerabilities in federal software supply chains at a Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation hearing. Noting the broad use of IT systems in government delivery, she warned of hostile actors exploiting this dependence. Mace emphasized the importance of securing these systems without unduly limiting software providers and products. Measures such as software bill of materials (SBOMs) could improve supply chain transparency and help identify vulnerabilities.
Asimov achieves 10x improvement in lentiviral production, launches new stable cell line development service
Synthetic biology firm Asimov has launched the LV Edge Producer System, a cell line development service which stabilises gene integration for lentiviral production. The system