The Ins and Outs of Recertifications for Government Contractors
Marti Arvin and Anthony Buenger on the CMMC Framework
Nonpublication Requests For Patent Applications: Disadvantages
SBA’s New WOSB / EDWOSB Certification Requirement and 8(a) Economic Disadvantage Criteria Revisions
Compliance Perspectives: Preparing for the Certification Exams
PODCAST: Williams Mullen GovCon Perspectives - Why Was My SWaM Certification Denied, and What Can I Do?
Making Effective Use of the Claims/Disputes Process
On October 11, 2024, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) published a final rule implementing its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which is designed to verify that defense contractors are...more
The National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), issued in January 2021, directed federal agencies that fund research and development (R&D) projects to require certain "Covered Institutions" to certify that the...more
Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 11 (November 2020) - HHS Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (ONC) is giving health care organizations more time to meet new rules on information...more
- DoD has released the final version of the CMMC framework. - DoD anticipates that CMMC requirements will appear in a limited number of solicitations starting in October 2020 and that they will appear in all DoD...more
On January 30, the US Department of Defense (DoD) released version 1.0 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework, which will require DoD contractors and subcontractors to obtain third-party...more
Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 1 (January 2020) - ? A cybersecurity breach temporarily halted cancer radiation treatment services at the Cancer Center of Hawaii on Oahu,[1] the center said. The center, which provides...more
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
The recently announced federal government cybersecurity certification program is targeted at small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but larger organizations should also take note....more
Details concerning the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) new cybersecurity standards are emerging. Called the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), compliance with this new set of security standards will be...more
The final DFARS cybersecurity rule promulgated in 2016, which included the latest changes to the DFARS clause at 252.204-7012, was a significant development for DoD contractors, in part because it mandates compliance with the...more
As a reminder, entities covered by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NYSDFS) Cybersecurity Regulations (23 NYCRR Part 500) (Cybersecurity Regulations) are required to submit their annual certification of...more
In the wake of the determination by the European Commission that the EU-US Safe Harbor Framework was insufficient to protect EU citizens’ personal information, the Privacy Shield Framework was implemented by the Department of...more
We previously reported that the FBI has warned consumers about a nasty malware, known as VPNFilter and believed to have been launched by a Russian government hacking group, which is infecting hundreds of thousands of small...more
Last week, New York’s Department of Financial Services released its long-awaited proposed cybersecurity regulation, which promises to deliver sweeping protections to consumers and financial institutions alike. The proposed...more
The Federal Aviation Administration Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (“FAA Reauthorization”) was signed into law July 15. The FAA Reauthorization contained at least five sections directed specifically at unmanned...more