In the last decade or so, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been, in the words of the Section 809 Panel, an “unattractive customer to large and small firms with innovative, state-of-the-art solutions.” Among other...more
6/25/2018
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The Department of Defense (DoD) issued an interim cybersecurity rule in August 2015 that, among other things, revises the existing Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) cybersecurity clause and increases...more
10/26/2015
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Federal Contractors ,
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NIST ,
Reporting Requirements
Companies that contract with the federal government will soon be subject to new rules aimed to stamp out human trafficking (see discussion of some of the existing rules and regulations here and here). The just-released...more
On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed an Executive Order (the Order) intended to enhance the cybersecurity of the country's critical infrastructure. According to the Order, "[t]he cyber threat to critical...more
2/22/2013
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General Services Administration (GSA) ,
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Notice Requirements
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently issued a final rule that implements Executive Order 13495 (Jan. 30, 2009) for nondisplacement of qualified workers employed under contracts covered by the Service Contract...more