NIST Special Publication 800-161 Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations Jon Boyens Celia Paulsen Rama Moorthy Nadya Bartol This publication is available free of charge from: http://dx.doi.org/10 .6028/ NIST .SP.800-161 C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y NIST Special Publication 800 -161 Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations Jon Boyens Celia Paulsen Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory Rama Moorthy Hatha Systems Washington, D .C. Nadya Bartol Utilities Telecom Council Washington, D .C. This publication is available free of charge from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP. 800-161 April 2015 U.S. Department of Commerce Penny P ritzker, Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology Willie May , Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Acting Director Page ii Special Publication 8 00-161 Supply Cha in Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Authority This publication has been developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in accordance with its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014 , 44 U.S.C. § 3541 et seq., Public Law 113-283. NIST is responsible for developing information security standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements for federal information systems, but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems without the express approval of appropriate federal officials exercising policy authority over such systems. This guideline is consistent with the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, Section 8b(3), Securing Agency Information Systems, as analyzed in Circular A-130, Appendix IV: Analysis of Key Sections. Supplemental information is provided in Circular A-130, Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources . Nothing in this publication should be taken to contradict the standards and guidelines made mandatory and binding on federal agencies by the Secretary of Commerce under statutory authority. Nor should these guidelines be interpreted as altering or superseding the existing authorities of the Secretary of Commerce, Director of the OMB, or any other federal official. This publication may be used by nongovernmental organizations on a voluntary basis and is not subject to copyright in the United States. Attribution would, however, be appreciated by NIST. National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-161 Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol . Spec . Publ . 800-161, 282 pages (April 2015) CODEN: NSPUE2 This publication is available free of charge from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-161 National Institute of Standards and Technology Attn: Computer Security Division, Information Technology Laboratory 100 Bureau Drive (Mail Stop 8930) Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930 Email: scrm-nist@nist.gov Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document in order to describe an experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification i s not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST, nor is it intended to imply that the entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose. There may be references in this publication to other publications cur rently under development by NIST in accordance with its