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Defense Contractors Likely Target of Increased Scrutiny Under New Administration

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/21/2025

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth testified during his confirmation hearing on January 14, 2025, that if confirmed*, he intends to use audits to identify potential waste and abuse in defense spending, explaining that...more

[Event] 15th Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits - June 25th - 26th, Arlington, VA

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 4/17/2024

For 15 years, ACI’s Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits provides government contractors with the opportunity to deeply discuss the most critical compliance issues, hear from senior government officials,...more

DoDIG Audit of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program: Findings and Next Steps for Contractors

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/26/2023

The Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG) recently released its “Audit of the DoD’s Implementation and Oversight of the Controlled Unclassified Information [CUI] Program” (DODIG-2023-078). The audit highlights some...more

[Event] 14th Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits - June 14th - 15th, Arlington, VA

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 5/29/2023

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 14th Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits returns this June as the leading compliance event for the government contracting community and their advisors!...more

NIST Releases Revised Cybersecurity Controls And Requirements For Protection Of Controlled Unclassified Information Resident In...

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 5/16/2023

On May 10, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released an Initial Public Draft of Revision 3 to NIST Special Publication (“SP”) 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in...more

DoD Re-Emphasizes Commitment to Holding Contractors Accountable on Cybersecurity

Ankura on 8/22/2022

While the DoD charts a path forward on CMMC, the USG is emphasizing the need to comply with existing cyber obligations in government contracts and taking steps to enforce compliance with those obligations. The June 16 Memo...more

[Event] 13th Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits - June 22nd - 23rd, Arlington, VA

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 5/31/2022

Join the only leading event for defense, aerospace, and other government contractors & industry experts working in procurement, government compliance, cost pricing, and audit this June in Arlington, VA....more

DOD Issues Version 1.0 of Its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, and a Related “Accreditation Body” Has Been Formed as a...

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 2/5/2020

January 2020 was a very important month for DOD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiative. Last week, on January 31, 2020, DOD issued CMMC “Version 1.0” to the public....more

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