Effective immediately, the Department of Defense (DoD) Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFARS) issued its final rule to provide enhanced post-award debriefing rights in competitive negotiated contracts, task orders, and...more
In the wake of increasing cybersecurity threats and incidents, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) amended its Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in 2015 to issue the 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense...more
Recent weeks have brought news on multiple fronts regarding supply chain risks and actions in response thereto:
Commerce ICTS Regulations to Go Into Effect; Chinese ICTS Companies, Products and Services in the...more
3/22/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
FCC ,
Foreign Policy ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Internet of Things ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications
The Government has many rules regarding the protection of data. Government contractors must understand these rules and the importance of timely and properly marking data that they own or develop in performance of a government...more
12/23/2020
/ Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ,
Boeing ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Copyright ,
Data Protection ,
Data Rights ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Proprietary Information ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
US Air Force
Implementing Section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA FY ‘20), on July 5, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) amended the DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to...more
Section 3610 of the CARES Act provides for funding to aid government contractors whose employees or subcontractors “cannot perform work on a site that has been approved by the federal government, including federally-owned or...more
Earlier this month, it was reported that the National Security Agency (NSA) discovered a serious security flaw in Microsoft Windows 10 cryptographic functionality, CVE-2020-0601.That security flaw could render trust...more
2/4/2020
/ Controlled Defense Information (DDI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Security ,
Just Compensation ,
Microsoft ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Network Security ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Security Controls ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Last month we reported on the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) issuance of Version 0.6 of its draft Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard. That draft included DoD updates and revisions to CMMC’s domains,...more
12/20/2019
/ Bid Protests ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Public Bidding ,
Supply Chain
Previously we reported on the Department of Defense (‘DoD”) efforts to develop a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program to verify the status of contractor cybersecurity and compliance. The CMMC program...more
11/22/2019
/ Certification Requirements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Governance ,
Information Management ,
Information Technology ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process
In the face of increasing concern over the security of Navy and Marine Corps (Navy) programs, the Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NMCARS) was updated on September 6, 2019 to incorporate significant...more
10/11/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Popular ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Navy
Earlier this year, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Logistics Kevin Fahey announced that the Department of Defense (“DoD”) was working with Carnegie Mellon University and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics...more
9/12/2019
/ Best Practices ,
Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Popular ,
Public Comment
Cybersecurity continues to be an imperative for the protection of the Department of Defense (DoD) and its contractors' supply chain. On June 19, 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued two draft...more
6/26/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Network Security ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Security Controls ,
Security Standards ,
Supply Chain