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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up - April 2023 Issue 6

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Legislative Update - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Use of Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) Assessments (DFARS Case 2019–D009) DoD issued a final rule amending the DFARS to update the policy...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

DoD to Contracting Officers: Demand Compliance and Seek Consequences for Material Breaches of Cybersecurity Requirements by...

On June 16, 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum to its contracting officers emphasizing their obligation to monitor compliance by DoD contractors with the cybersecurity requirements of their contracts....more

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CMMC Is Coming: How Government Contractors Can Prepare

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People like to say that cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving. So perhaps it’s fitting that cybersecurity compliance is undergoing a significant evolution of its own this year, too. That evolution is the arrival of...more

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Third-Party Data-Rights Restrictions: Non-Conforming Legend? Not a Problem

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In federal contracting, the laws and regulations surrounding data rights and intellectual property (IP) rights can instill fear in many companies, especially small businesses. A misstep could have you assigning unlimited...more

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CMMC Is Coming: Are You Ready?

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PilieroMazza previously blogged at length regarding the draft releases of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines in anticipation of its final release. The Department of Defense (DOD) released the...more

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Government Contracts Cyber Café: 2019 Wrap Up and Privacy, CMMC, and GRC in 2020

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The Government Contracts Cyber Café provides coaching, training and analysis to help you work through the technical, legal, accounting and other requirements confronting your organization, with the goal of helping you achieve...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Vulnerable Systems: Contractor Protection of Controlled Unclassified Information at Risk

The Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General recently issued a report summarizing the findings of an audit into the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) on contractor networks. Based on an in-depth...more

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Department of Defense Sets Course on Cybersecurity Evaluation and Enforcement

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On a limited budget, government contractors need to be compliant with a litany of statutes, regulations, and industry standards in order to remain competitive in the marketplace. This has become particularly true in the...more

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DOD and Other Agencies Seek to Enhance Contractors’ Cyber and Supply Chain Security

The Department of Defense (DOD) and its component services and agencies are taking several independent steps to assess and enhance their cyber and supply chain security that will directly or indirectly affect DOD contractors...more

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So You’re Finally Compliant with the DFARS and NIST Requirements, but Are Your Subcontractors?

As the December 31 deadline for implementation of the NIST special publication 800-171 requirements called for by DFARS 252.204-7012 (“the DFARS cyber clause”) quickly approaches, most DoD prime contractors have taken steps...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

DoD's Efforts to Secure Information on Contractor Systems Continues, But All Companies Are at Risk and Should Take Steps Now to...

As recent malware, ransomware and distributed denial of service attacks have made clear, the cyber threats posed to governments and commercial entities are real and growing. Critical infrastructure such as power plants,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Interim rule requires Department of Defense contractors to report cyber breaches

Companies doing business with the U.S. Department of Defense are facing new requirements for reporting data security breaches and for acquiring cloud computing services. The Interim Rule, effective August 26, 2015, amends the...more

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Defense Department Issues Interim Rule Requiring Contractor and Subcontractor Reporting of Cyber Incidents

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On August 26, 2015, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a long-awaited Interim Rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to require “rapid” reporting of “cyber incidents” that result in...more

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