US military's fake chips battle

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has passed new rules designed to weed out the use of counterfeit hardware.

Worried that fake gear such as chips or antenna parts could prove unreliable or pose a security risk (for example, be equipped with spyware by a foreign government), the DoD rules that government organizations and suppliers should get their equipment only from trusted suppliers who have been properly vetted. Earth-shattering, we know, we know.

In the event that those trusted suppliers can't come up with the needed components, it is up to the contractor or organization ordering the parts to properly inspect any and all components to make sure no counterfeit gear is being used. ®