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https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1401/140127baltimore.htm BALTIMORE – A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, including counterfeit military items. The guilty plea by Hao Yang, 25, of Bloomsburg, Pa., follows an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). This investigation, conducted by HSI special agents in Baltimore, Tampa… Continue reading Man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit goods, including military-grade circuits

http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/Consumer-Alert–245600011.html f you are thinking about buying any parts for your computer, be careful. One conman made a killing selling counterfeit chips. “He would purchase the chips for about $2.00 apiece in China and sell them in the U.S. for several hundred dollars,” says U.S. Postal Inspector Alex Sylvester. The mastermind, Ronald Graban, realized he… Continue reading Consumer Alert: Conman makes millions selling counterfeit computer chips

http://www.wfla.com/story/24063084/nasa-concerned-about-safety-gear-made-with-counterfeit-microchips-in-st-petersburg ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A secret whistleblower lawsuit, unsealed recently by a federal judge, sheds new light on questions raised by the July 15, 2009 federal raid of a local defense contractor. On the day of the raid, the general manager of the Conax defense plant in St. Petersburg told reporters he had no… Continue reading Unsealed lawsuit alleges military safety gear made with counterfeit microchips in St. Petersburg

http://www.ecnmag.com/articles/2013/11/anti-counterfeit-regulation-and-pressure-distributors-intensifying The comment period for the proposed revisions to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation System (DFARS) ended on July 15, 2013. This important piece of legislation, which is expected to go into effect in the first quarter of 2014, is the culmination of several years of effort by lawmakers to deal with the problem of… Continue reading Anti-counterfeit regulation (and the pressure on distributors) is intensifying

http://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/240163581/xerox-program-cracks-down-on-counterfeiting.htm After conducting raids in China and Dubai that turned up more than 55,000 boxes of counterfeit parts made for its products, (NYSE:XRX) this year became one of a growing group of IT vendors to rev up its anti-counterfeiting efforts. And the scary part, according to Xerox, is that those 55,000 boxes, which were slated… Continue reading Xerox Program Cracks Down On Counterfeiting

http://globalpurchasing.com/blog/buy-counterfeit-part-and-risk-going-jail Should buyers who purchase counterfeit parts from component brokers and independent distributors be held accountable and face jail time? Ed Smith, Avnet vice president and president of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, thinks so. Speaking at the recent Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) Executive Conference, Smith said that buyers who purchase counterfeit parts for government… Continue reading Buy a counterfeit part and risk going to jail

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1325 A group of 23 U.S. manufacturers, including major defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Boeing, is backing a new effort to influence technology policy on Capitol Hill. Led by the National Association of Manufacturers, the coalition is seeking to boost its visibility in a bid to influence lawmakers on issues such as cybersecurity, data sharing… Continue reading High-Tech Manufacturers Seek to Raise Profile on Capitol Hill

Global IC Trading Group is an approved supplier for the DLA’s QSLD and QTSL programs and is in the processing on acquiring its own DNA from Applied DNA Sciences. http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2013/November/Pages/PlantDNABlowsCoverofFakeElectronics.aspx If a $120 million F-35 falls from the sky, it might not be an enemy missile that brings it down but a tiny electronic component… Continue reading Plant DNA Blows Cover of Fake Electronics

http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2013/10/growing-number-of-federal-regulations-continue-to-challenge-manufacturers?et_cid=3558281&et_rid=490548696&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.manufacturing.net%2fnews%2f2013%2f10%2fgrowing-number-of-federal-regulations-continue-to-challenge-manufacturers ARLINGTON, Va. — An update of key elements of a 2012 report on the impact of federal regulations on the manufacturing sector finds that the problems continue to persist, and in fact, have increased in 2013. NERA Economic Consulting’s update of a report commissioned by Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) shows that… Continue reading Growing Number Of Federal Regulations Continue To Challenge Manufacturers

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243464/New_ARM_embedded_chip_architecture_aimed_at_cars_hospitals_factories IDG News Service – A new ARM architecture for embedded chips could boost the power and precision of systems used in a variety of products, including car brakes, medical devices and factory systems. The ARMv8-R architecture, announced Wednesday, will let companies make embedded chips that are faster and more power-efficient, according to ARM. The… Continue reading New ARM embedded chip architecture aimed at cars, hospitals, factories