The U.S. Government is renewing its focus on mitigating technological risks by regulating the supply chain for various goods and services. ...more
7/13/2018
/ China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Information Technology ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications
The General Services Administration (“GSA”) recently announced that it is investigating fraudulent activity on the government contractor registration site SAM.gov. ...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
On June 1, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision in a class action lawsuit, McDowell v. CGI Federal Inc., Civ. Action No. 15-1157 (GK) (D.D.C. 2017), which could have...more
10/10/2017
/ Bailments ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Breach Plans ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Passports ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Professional Liability ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Third-Party Beneficiaries ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
US Department of State
On 1 August 2017, a bipartisan group of four U.S. senators (Steve Daines (R-MT), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017....more
8/24/2017
/ Connected Items ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Contractors ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
NTIA ,
OEM ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Risk Management
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
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
/ Aerospace ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Security ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) ,
FedRAMP ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
US-CERT