Do-Not-Buy list from the United States: The US government has created a list of software companies that Americans should be wary of. It is essentially asking that you not make purchases from the companies in question, according to the head of the Department of Defense’s acquisition division.
Ellen Lord, told Bloomberg that the so-called “do-not-buy” list includes software and hardware from Russia and China because some of the companies “do not operate in a manner consistent with our defense standards.”
Lord said that the Department of Defense, and specifically her department, worked closely with the IT community to identify the sources of the software and hardware — many of which were protected through holding companies.
Once a company is on the Do-Not-Buy list, the government ensures that products from those companies are not purchased. The names of the companies have not yet been disclosed, although we already know some of them.
But the Do-Not-Buy list has caused tensions between Russia, China and the West over both imports and exports of technology products, as Congress and the White House have imposed sanctions on ZTE and Huawei, which have long been accused of facilitating espionage for Beijing.
Earlier this year, the government began the process of removing Kaspersky Security Software from its systems because it believes the product sends data to Russia.
Similarly, China imposed restrictions last year on U.S. networking devices over concerns that they could be exploited by U.S. intelligence agencies.
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