# Securing Tomorrow: The Critical Role of Supply Chains

**Published:** Nov 3, 2025  
**Topics:** Vendor Vetting, Supply Chain  
**Type:** webinar

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As adversaries increasingly exploit gaps in U.S. supply chains through covert capital, shell companies, and hidden ownership, vendor vetting has become a frontline defense—not just a compliance checkbox. Join us for a dynamic panel-style webinar featuring leading experts from Babel Street, Google Public Sector, and Minella Global Strategies to explore the evolving threat landscape and the urgent need for intelligence-driven vendor vetting.

During this webinar, attendees will gain an understanding of:

- The growing risks that U.S. agencies face as adversaries target gaps in procurement processes, making every contract decision a potential vulnerability.
- The importance of intelligence-driven vendor vetting across all foreign-sourced contracts to safeguard critical supply chains.
- Real-world examples of how continuous monitoring and relationship mapping can accelerate decision-making and reduce risk. 
- How Babel Street’s Risk Intelligence Platform unites global data sources and advanced automation to quickly uncover hidden vendor risks, supporting NDAA and DoD policies for secure decision-making.

Join us to learn how agencies can move beyond reactive compliance to proactive defense, ensuring vendor decisions are informed, secure, and aligned with mission assurance.

**Panelists:**

- [Victor Minella](https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-minella-42577152/), CEO, Minella Global Strategies
- [Jason English](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncenglish/), SVP, Supply Chain Risk and Vendor Vetting Solutions, Babel Street
- [Travis Rapp](https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisrapp/), Senior Technical Manager for Defense and Industrial Base Rapid Innovation, Google Public Sector