Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Improve Supply Chain Management and Combat Counterfeit Goods

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Type: Informal guidance
Date: 05/08/2018
Agency: U.S. Homeland Security
Jurisdiction: United States
Type of Law: Comment/Commentary
Status: Non-Regulation
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In this (written) testimony – for a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Oversight, and Subcommittee on Research and Technology – Chairman Abraham, Chairwoman Comstock, Ranking Member Beyer, Ranking Member Lipinski and distinguished members of the Oversight and Research and Technology Subcommittees discussed the topic of “potential and proven applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technology in shipping, logistics, and customs, with an emphasis on supply chain management”. They shared important aspects of how we they exploring the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies in research and development and working with several DHS mission areas to integrate innovative technology into everyday use.