Ep. 316 AI Supply Chain Risks Every Federal Leader Must Know

Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/

Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com

Interest in technology comes in waves. Back in 2022, managing the supply chain became number one on the list of priorities for federal technology leaders. Since then, we have seen a huge cycle of AI dominating the federal government's attention span.

This shift in focus may be causing you to overlook other critical supply chain concerns.

Today, we sat down with Bob Kolasky from Exiger. His company got its start by helping the Department of Justice monitor HSBC, a large financial management company. That led to a successful reputation, prompting other federal agencies to ask for their help.

During today's interview, Kolasky gives an overview of due diligence, continuous monitoring, and risk management. He argues that AI-driven supply chain insights reveal hidden risks, fraud, and vulnerabilities that impact federal agencies and contractors.

With attacks occurring so rapidly, Kolaksy expands on the application of continuous monitoring across the entire supply chain. He uses the term "illuminate" to describe the technology Exiger offers that can carefully examine all aspects of the supply chain.

Exiger's technology is so advanced that it can look at unstructured data, sanctions lists, adverse media, ownership records, and trade data.

With that amount of information, systems must be put in place to ferret out abnormalities and prepare for the next wave of supply chain attacks.

= = =