Johnson & Johnson CIO Jim Swanson said his company is testing how AI can help identify and mitigate supply-chain risks, among other uses. Photo: Bryan Bedder for The Wall Street Journal.

Johnson & Johnson had 3,719 contracts in 2024 with the departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, and other agencies, according to USAspending.gov, with $11.6 billion in potential total value.

In 2020, Johnson & Johnson was forced to recall bottles of their iconic baby powder over fears of asbestos poisoning. REUTERS In the end, they managed to pull off the latter.