Securing the Supply Chain Using Blockchain Encryption and Digital Tokens

Russian and Chinese backed companies are engaging in economic warfare with the U.S. by infiltrating the industrial base supply chain through technology start ups, venture capital, and other indirect means. The Air Force is committed to developing a supply chain integrity software application to ensure the Air Force has a way to monitor visibility without adding additional vendor requirements which drive up cost.  Supply chain transparency and accountability become paramount to the US Air Force as systems become more complex and technical. Constellation Software Engineering has already developed their ConTrack application to solve this problem using distributed ledger technology such as blockchain and digital tokens. ConTrack traces a contract’s supply chain history, increasing transparency along the path of federal funds to make reporting easier for all parties, including contracting officers, industry, and DoD auditors.