On December 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the federal grand indictment of an army veteran for allegedly engaging in major government program fraud by using his status as a service-disabled veteran to...more
12/20/2017
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Small Business ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Veterans ,
Wire Fraud
On October 30, 2017, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Security Service (DSS) will complete its transition to the National Industrial Security System (NISS). The NISS will replace two predecessor systems: the...more
As industry comes up on the one-year anniversary of the publication of Change 2 to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)1, a number of implementation deadlines are drawing near. This blog post...more
5/17/2017
/ Data Security ,
Deadlines ,
Defense Security Service (DSS) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Contractors ,
National Security ,
NISPOM ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Security Clearance ,
Threat Management
On April 18, 2016, President Donald Trump signed the executive order “Buy American and Hire American” aimed at maximizing the federal government’s use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States. The E.O....more