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DoD Issues Proposed Rule for New Disclosures on Foreign Review of Computer Code

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/16/2024

On November 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a long-awaited Proposed Rule to implement Section 1655 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Section 1655 prohibits DoD from...more

The DoD’s CMMC Rule Is Out: What Comes Next?

BakerHostetler on 11/15/2024

On October 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published the final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program that not only finalizes the long-anticipated CMMC Rule but also foreshadows what...more

Are We There Yet? DoD Issues Final Rule Establishing CMMC Program

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/17/2024

The US Department of Defense (DoD) published a final rule codifying the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program. The final CMMC rule will apply to all DoD contractors and subcontractors that will process,...more

DOD’s CMMC 2.0 Program Takes Step Forward with Release of Contract Rule Proposal

Woods Rogers on 8/21/2024

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) took another big step on the path to instituting its highly anticipated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 program (CMMC 2.0). Once finalized, CMMC 2.0 will establish...more

The CMMC Rule To Update the DFARS is Here!

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/16/2024

The proposed rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) was published in the Federal Register on August 15, 2024 and...more

CMMC Level 3: Strict Scoping and Expansive Requirements

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/26/2024

In this series of articles, we explore the different certification requirements of CMMC Levels 1, 2 and 3; the impact on contractors and external service providers; and proposed next steps... On December 26, 2023, the US...more

CMMC 2.0: Defense Contractors Get Ready

Goodwin on 1/24/2024

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a proposed rule to implement its long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC 2.0). This proposed rule — released on December 26, 2023, and published in...more

Happy New Year From DoD – The Proposed CMMC Rule Is Here

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC on 1/17/2024

On December 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published the much anticipated proposed rule for the revamped Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Program....more

New Year, New Rules: The CMMC Proposed Rule is Here

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/3/2024

Well, the wait is over. Just as 2023 came to a close, on December 26, 2023, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published the much-anticipated Proposed Rule for the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”)...more

Department of Defense Publishes Long-Awaited CMMC Proposed Rule

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 1/3/2024

On December 26, the Department of Defense (DoD) published its long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program proposed rule, which places comprehensive cybersecurity and information security...more

The New CMMC Rule: FAQs for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

Venable LLP on 1/2/2024

The Department of Defense (DoD) delivered its proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program rule (CMMC) the day after Christmas this year, including several related guidance documents (listed here). The proposed...more

Cyber Incident Reporting May Be “Material” for Federal Contractors

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/29/2023

Last month, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council proposed new cybersecurity and incident reporting regulations for federal contractors on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration...more

New FAR Cybersecurity Requirements for Federal Contractors

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 11/3/2023

This is an advisory update of key responsibilities for contractors under a proposed new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule that standardizes cybersecurity requirements for a Federal Information System (FIS). The...more

NIST Wants Your Input – Updating NIST’s Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Guidelines

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/28/2022

On July 19, 2022, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a Pre-Draft Call for Comments, seeking feedback on improving its Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications. The...more

Wireless Roundup (January 2021)

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/24/2020

Upcoming Filing and Comment Deadlines - FCC Seeks Comment on Requests to Extend STIR/SHAKEN Implementation Deadline: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks comment through a Public Notice on...more

DOD Piloting a Private Contractor Vulnerability Disclosure Program

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/4/2020

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) continues to pursue innovations in its approach to security vulnerabilities, building on its earlier Hack the Pentagon program and recent moves by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...more

DoD’s Long Awaited Rule on CMMC – Plus a New Cybersecurity Assessment Methodology for Contractors to Start Right Now

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/30/2020

At long last, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) has provided its interim rule, published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2020, amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) to set forth...more

DoD’s Squeeze of Chinese Telecom Equipment Continues

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2020

At the end of 2019, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) took another step to limit the potential cyber risks posed by telecommunications equipment manufactured by Chinese companies (and potentially Russian ones too). We...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - January 2020 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/14/2020

PODCAST: Ex Rel. Radio – False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors “False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors” is the fifth episode of “Ex Rel. Radio,” our multi-part...more

DoD Rolls Out Draft Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Framework To Validate Contractor Cybersecurity Compliance

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 9/12/2019

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

Weekly Update Newsletter - May 2019 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/3/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Department of Defense – The DoD extended the comment period on a proposed rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement sections of the National Defense...more

Updates to the Department of Defense’s New Cyber Security Regulation

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner on 1/7/2016

At the end of 2015, the US Department of Defense (DoD) issued a second interim rule, effective immediately, modifying cyber security control requirements it issued earlier in 2015. In particular, this second interim rule (1)...more

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