Achieve Software Supply Chain Compliance with EO 14028

**Executive summary:** This document summarizes U.S. Executive Order requirements and NIST SSDF guidance for securing the software supply chain, describes compliance timelines and four core objectives (prepare the organization, protect the software, produce well-secured software, respond to vulnerabilities), and recommends practical steps—secure development environments, secure code scanning, maintaining Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), and monitoring open-source health—while positioning a vendor solution (Aqua) to help organizations meet attestation and compliance requirements.