According to the Herald Dispatch, small businesses are often at a disadvantage regarding supply chain management. 

Small businesses can be at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to supply chain management during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Avinandan Mukherjee, Dean of the Lewis College of Business at Marshall University that is home of the Brad D. Smith Schools of Business.

New regulations from the Office of Management and Budget give agencies the tools to bar companies that pose a security risk to the federal supply chain, reports Washington Technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget has released an interim regulation outlining the interagency process that will allow agencies to bar companies from federal contracting when they constitute a supply chain security risk.

According to USA Today, the vaccine supply chain is incredibly complex. 

We don’t know when a COVID-19 vaccine will arrive, but we’re starting to know how it will be distributed. Interviews with logistics experts, immunization professionals and pharmaceutical distribution specialists, together with recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planning documents, give a clearer picture of how coronavirus vaccines will get from manufacturers into the arms of millions of Americans.