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NIST Releases Highly-Anticipated Draft Special Publication on Assessing the Security Requirements in NIST SP 800-171 for...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/4/2017

Pursuant to DFARS 252.204-7012, DoD contractors are to implement the security requirements in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171 by December 31, 2017. NIST SP 800-171 includes security requirements for protecting...more

FAR Information System Security Standards Rules Finalized

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/20/2016

The U.S. federal government announced on May 16, 2016, new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules that set high-level standards for the basic safeguarding of contractor information systems that process, store or transmit...more

The OMB’s New Cybersecurity Guidance for Federal Contractors

Snell & Wilmer on 9/11/2015

Is Controlled Unclassified Information Out of Control? The OMB apparently thinks so. On August 11, 2015, the Obama administration, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is the largest office within the...more

DoD's New Cybersecurity and Cloud Standards and Reporting Requirements

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/31/2015

The Department of Defense (DoD) released interim rules implementing provisions of the 2013 and 2015 National Defense Authorization Acts. The rules, released on Aug. 26, 2015, are effective immediately and establish the...more

OMB Issues Guidance on Government Contractors’ Cybersecurity Systems

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/14/2015

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a draft guidance document on Aug. 11, 2015, titled “Improving Cybersecurity Protection in Federal Acquisitions” (the “OMB Guidance”). The OMB Guidance instructs agencies on...more

Actions Foreshadow Uniform Cybersecurity Regulations for Federal Contractors - Two Recent Executive Agency Actions Lay the...

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/17/2015

Federal government contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) should take notice of two recent executive agency actions. Combined, they lay the groundwork for a new cybersecurity clause to be added to the...more

ALERT: NIST Issues Final Guidance on Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Standards for Controlled Unclassified Information

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/24/2015

On June 19, 2015, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the final version of guidance for federal agencies to ensure sensitive information remains confidential when stored outside of federal...more

Another Prologue to Cybersecurity Regulations: Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”) – What Contractors Need to Know and Why...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/29/2015

Government contractors should take note of a proposed new rule that could impose significant new data storage obligations when finalized. The Federal Government is taking another baby-step towards cybersecurity regulation...more

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