WHAT: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the final version of its Secure Software Development Attestation Common Form (Common Form) and announced...more
WHAT: As we previously reported here, on October 3, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a pair of major cybersecurity rules intended to implement key parts of President Biden’s May 2021...more
10/12/2023
/ Cloud Computing ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
DFARS ,
Executive Orders ,
FBI ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
Software ,
Subcontractors
WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a pair of major cybersecurity rules intended to implement key parts of President Biden’s May 2021 Executive Order No. 14028 on Improving the Nation’s...more
On June 9, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a guidance memorandum, OMB M-23-16, that extends the timeline for agencies to begin collecting attestations for critical and non-critical software from...more
On April 27, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities to solicit public comments on a...more
On December 15, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA or Act) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon. As usual, the NDAA contains numerous provisions...more
12/22/2021
/ Biotechnology ,
China ,
Contract Termination ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Dual Use Goods ,
Federal Contractors ,
Forced Labor ,
Made in the USA ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Small Business ,
Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been central in federal cybersecurity policy for years, as an important non-regulatory body that convenes the private sector, works across agencies, and protects information...more