; (2) the Department of Defense and the whole of the United States Government should adapt to the challenges presented by adversaries while maintaining as much transparency with the people of the United States as possible; (3) stronger effort should be placed on securing the vast supply chains of the contractors responsible for developing and producing the defense related capabilities of the United States; (4) the efforts of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Acquisition Security Council to protect critical technologies should be action oriented with clear outcome expectations and chains of accountability; (5) technology protection should begin long before a contract is signed between a contractor and the United States Government; (6) the United States Government should improve its ability to collaborate to protect both the open research environment and emerging military technologies; and (7) the United States Government should focus on supply chain security to ensure that military systems and systems required for sensitive activities are not acquired or operated in a compromised state. 3. Plan for strengthening the supply chain intelligence function (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and other interagency partners, shall submit to Congress a plan for strengthening the supply chain intelligence function. (b) Elements The plan submitted under subsection (a) shall address the following: (1) Such recommendations as the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center may have with respect to— (A) the appropriate workforce model, including size, mix, and seniority, from the elements of the intelligence community and other interagency partners