Streamlining FOCI Triage: Integrated Data for Real-Time Risk Scoring
Critical Risk Domains Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) | Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)
A major defense agency integrated Sayari’s comprehensive risk data to automate the screening of large, high-value supplier lists. By fueling a custom “stoplight” dashboard, a small team of fewer than 10 analysts successfully scaled their oversight to identify Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) across mission-critical programs.
Success at a Glance:
Powered Custom Risk Scoring: Delivered an authoritative data layer directly into the agency’s Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) platform to enable advanced algorithmic modeling.
Accelerated Triage Velocity: Eliminated manual back-end validation delays, enabling high-volume screening of supplier lists with a “Stoplight” dashboard of red/yellow green signals.
Enhanced Precision: Equipped a small analyst team with the tools to transition instantly from broad screening to targeted, deep-dive investigations.
The Challenge: Scaling FOCI Defense with Limited Personnel
This customer faced the mission-critical requirement of screening vast aerospace and defense supplier networks for espionage, counterintelligence threats, and solvency risks. With a specialized team of fewer than 10 people, they lacked the bandwidth to conduct deep-dive Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) assessments on every sub-tier entity. Their primary hurdle was a lack of integrated, authoritative FOCI data that could be manipulated within their internal systems to provide real-time, actionable insights.
The Solution: Providing the Definitive Data Layer for Custom Platforms
Sayari delivered a flexible, integrated data feed that serves as the foundational intelligence layer for the agency’s custom risk management ecosystem.
Key Transformation Pillars:
- Exposed Hidden FOCI Risks: Leveraged authoritative datasets to map sub-tier supplier networks, surfacing critical vulnerabilities that were previously invisible.
- Powered Custom GOTS Algorithms: Integrated directly into the agency’s in-house platform, allowing the customer to apply proprietary scoring logic to Sayari’s structured data.
- Automated High-Volume Triage: Replaced slow, manual analyst validation with instant, scalable risk insights that allow for the efficient vetting and monitoring of massive supplier lists.
“Sayari is really the only efficient way to get at obfuscated sub-tier supply chain information”
Impact: From Raw Data to Mission Readiness
- Comprehensive Risk Evaluation: Sayari data filled critical gaps by leveraging global sources to provide an authoritative evaluation of exposure to adversarial activities and counterintelligence threats.
- “Stoplight” Dashboard Visibility: Transformed complex structured data into simple red/yellow/green signals, allowing mission owners to identify high-risk entities at a glance via their internal dashboard.
- Targeted Deep-Dive Analysis: By enabling the efficient triage of low-risk suppliers, the agency’s small team could refocus their expertise, high-stakes investigations using Sayari Graph.