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FAR Council Publishes Proposed Rule Imposing New Security Requirements on Contractors Handling CUI

Woods Rogers on 1/21/2025

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published a proposed rule (the FAR CUI Rule) that would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to impose government-wide cybersecurity, training, and...more

CPRA Draft Regulations – Next Round(s)

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/10/2022

It has been a bustling fall for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency). In the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, the Agency gifted us not one but two rounds of proposed modifications to the regulations...more

Data Security for Owners and Contractors: Protect Construction Investments From Catastrophic Loss

Bilzin Sumberg on 9/21/2020

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction industry was "going global" using available technology and cloud-based data storage and file sharing on all phases of projects. For example, a project owner might hire a...more

Struggle Creates Innovation: Technology and Data Privacy for Contractors

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/24/2020

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread around the world, most businesses were forced to close their doors temporarily and take steps towards working virtually. However, the U.S. construction industry, deemed “essential” by...more

Federal Cybersecurity Requirements

Williams Mullen on 11/2/2017

The government requires contractors and subcontractors to protect the systems upon which government-related data reside or through which such data pass. Failure to comply with current Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)...more

DoD's New Cybersecurity and Cloud Standards and Reporting Requirements

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/31/2015

The Department of Defense (DoD) released interim rules implementing provisions of the 2013 and 2015 National Defense Authorization Acts. The rules, released on Aug. 26, 2015, are effective immediately and establish the...more

International Privacy - 2013 Year in Review - European Union

BakerHostetler on 12/30/2013

Outside of the EU, concerns continue after the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaks demonstrated issues related to U.S. handling of European data. Beginning in July, 2013, the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment...more

Data Security Advisory for Federal Contractors: Safeguarding Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

Mintz on 12/12/2013

The Department of Defense (DoD) has published its new final rule governing the security measures imposed on DoD unclassified technical information resident on or passing through the unclassified information systems of its...more

CYBERSECURITY UPDATE: New Rules Require Defense Contractors To Protect Technical Information

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 11/26/2013

The U.S. Department of Defense issued final rulemaking on November 18, 2013 that will require DOD contractors to protect from attack confidential technical information on their computer systems, and to report and cooperate...more

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