In July, the Senate Armed Services Committee passed its version of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would make substantial changes to the rules for determining the “country of origin” of drugs for...more
This publication presents Part 2 of our A&D Insights series covering the two recently proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council rules addressing (1) the standardization of cybersecurity contractual requirements...more
Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more
On June 2, 2023, the U.S. Government issued an interim rule that bans the use of the popular social media application, TikTok, from government contracting.
The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration...more
Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more
On February 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report centered on ten academic and research institutions that develop military technologies. The OIG report focused on...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has issued its long-awaited report in response to last year’s Executive Order 14017, Securing America’s Supply Chains, which called for a comprehensive review of supply chains in critical...more
On 30 July 2021, the FAR Council published a proposed rule to significantly strengthen “Buy American” requirements applicable to goods sold to the U.S. Government. The proposed rule promotes the procurement of goods,...more
8/4/2021
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Through Aerospace and Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay...more
What is CMMC?
CMMC is a unified cybersecurity standard and certification program for all U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. On January 31, 2020, DoD’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition &...more
2/14/2020
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Certification Requirements ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Supply Chain
Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more
10/7/2019
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Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
NIST ,
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Risk Management
Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more
4/30/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
NDAA ,
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Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications
Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. ...more
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
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Defense Security Service (DSS) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Contractors ,
National Security ,
NISPOM ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Security Clearance ,
Threat Management
While all companies should be concerned with their cybersecurity posture, companies in the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry are potentially subject to greater risks due to the industry's highly...more
4/14/2017
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
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Cybersecurity ,
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Data Security ,
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DFARS ,
Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) ,
FedRAMP ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Regulatory Standards ,
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