Strengthening Defense Supply Chains with 100% Sub-Tier Visibility
Critical Risk Domains Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) | Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)
A major defense materiel command struggled to meet rigorous DOD Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) mandates with generic, opaque risk scores. By integrating Sayari Graph, the command replaced these “black-box” scores with authoritative, exportable evidence, illuminating Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) and transforming its ability to defend critical weapon systems against adversarial threats.
Success at a Glance:
Total Data Transparency:
Replaced “black box” risk scores with 100% citable, authoritative data provenance for leadership briefings.
Operational Agility and Efficiency:
Enabled seamless transitions between high-volume risk screening and deep-dive forensic investigations.
Mission Resilience:
Secured supply chains for critical components and minerals through persistent monitoring of global corporate ownership and trade activity.
The Challenge: Navigating Complex SCRM Requirements
Defense agencies face increasingly complex SCRM mandates that require identifying and mitigating threats to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and weapon systems. This customer struggled to provide defensible, evidentiary documentation needed to satisfy FOCI risk illumination requirements. Without clear data provenance, analysts could not provide the “tip of the spear” insights required to secure supply chains against bad actors in potential conflict scenarios.
The Solution: Authoritative Transparency and Scalable Analysis
Sayari provided a persistent data foundation that allowed analysts to cite original sources directly rather than just citing the software solution. This shift ensured that every risk flag was backed by a clear trail of evidence.
Key Transformation Pillars:
- Citable Evidence: Delivered authoritative data with clear sourcing, fulfilling a mandatory requirement for high-level leadership briefings.
- Dual-Speed Analytics: Empowered teams to efficiently support two working modes: triaging high-priority risks at scale and conducting deep and complex manual network analysis.
- Responsive Partnership: Provided rapid data enhancements and tailored support, ensuring the platform evolved alongside shifting defense priorities and emerging geographic risks.
“Sayari is really the only efficient way to get at obfuscated sub-tier supply chain information”
Impact: Defensible Defense Intelligence
- Audit-Ready Risk Profiles: Produced exportable entity profiles and network visualizations that provided a clear, defensible trail of evidence for mission-critical decision-making.
- Enhanced Strategic Readiness: Improved the ability to track critical minerals, sub-tier dependencies and geographic concentration, ensuring the command remains nimble as operational tasks evolve.
- Informed Triage at Scale: Reduced the burden on analysts by allowing them to set risk thresholds that automatically surface high-priority threats while maintaining the capacity for detailed casework.