Companies will not receive a rubber stamp certification; this is an in-depth program that requires an exhaustive and thorough audit of one's processes. |
The recommendations go to what we've been arguing: that there is a problem out there and we need to start investing in technology and training to sustain it in the future particularly in defense needs. I'm not surprised by the recommendation that DOD take a closer look because there is not a lot of data going down into the third and fourth tier suppliers. We need to make that investment because it's all just disappearing. |