The Department of Homeland Security amended its regulations due to the urgent need to protect Controlled Unclassified Information.
On June 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) issued a final...more
7/21/2023
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Policies and Procedures
A seven-year long False Claims Act suit comes to an end after Aerojet Rocketdyne reaches a $9 million settlement agreement for its alleged false certification of compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
In the settlement...more
7/8/2022
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Subcontractors ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supply Chain ,
Whistleblowers
A recent DoD memorandum should serve as a warning to contractors that they need to focus on cybersecurity compliance now or risk serious consequences.
A recent DoD memorandum should serve as a warning to contractors that...more
The Department of Defense recently issued a proposed rule that would implement the enhanced debriefing procedures required by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (FY18 NDAA).
The proposed...more
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals released its fiscal year 2020 Annual Report, which offers valuable statistics for contractors to consider.
Contractors filed 497 appeals in FY 2020 (compared with 418 filed in...more
While GAO does not make any recommendations in its report, it provides a useful overview of the federal government’s implementation of Section 3610.
Agencies made relatively little use of their Section 3610 authority...more
9/11/2020
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Contractors ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Final Rules ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NASA ,
New Guidance ,
OMB ,
Reimbursements ,
Relief Measures ,
Stop Work Orders
New rules and developments continue to proliferate as the U.S. government seeks to minimize supply chain threats and cybersecurity risks.
For contract awards issued after August 13, 2020, prime contractors must conduct a...more
7/16/2020
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
FCC ,
Huawei ,
Interim Rule ,
National Security ,
Networks ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
ZTE
In an effort to curb the potential risk associated with reliance upon the Russian Federation for energy, the Department of Defense issued a class deviation that prohibits contractors from using any Russian-sourced energy to...more
As government contractors scramble to tackle contract performance changes and disruptions proximately caused by COVID-19, guidance suggests that federal agencies may act equitably.
Federal procurement agencies seem inclined...more
This third installment of Pillsbury’s Section 809 alerts focuses on recommendations to modernize and streamline the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) appropriations, auditing and accounting practices.
The Section 809 Panel...more