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Client Alert: FAR Council Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule to Implement Controlled Unclassified Information Program

Jenner & Block on 1/22/2025

On January 15, 2025, the Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (collectively, “the FAR Council”) issued a long-anticipated proposed...more

They Did It. They Really Did It! The Arrival of the FAR CUI Proposed Rule

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 1/17/2025

After years of anticipation, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has announced the arrival of its proposed rule to enhance the safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in federal contracts (the...more

NIST Releases Highly-Anticipated Draft Special Publication on Assessing the Security Requirements in NIST SP 800-171 for...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/4/2017

Pursuant to DFARS 252.204-7012, DoD contractors are to implement the security requirements in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171 by December 31, 2017. NIST SP 800-171 includes security requirements for protecting...more

Federal Contractors Beware - DHS Proposes Robust Cybersecurity Procurement Regulation to Safeguard Controlled Unclassified...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/18/2017

First and foremost, the proposed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation to safeguard CUI is internally inconsistent or at the very least ambiguous. It appears to conflate the protection of CUI on a federal...more

The Department Of Homeland Security Proposes New Rules Affecting Federal Government Contractors

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 1/23/2017

This week, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued three proposed rules expanding data security and privacy requirements for contractors and subcontractors. The proposed rules build upon other recent efforts by...more

FAR Information System Security Standards Rules Finalized

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/20/2016

The U.S. federal government announced on May 16, 2016, new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules that set high-level standards for the basic safeguarding of contractor information systems that process, store or transmit...more

The OMB’s New Cybersecurity Guidance for Federal Contractors

Snell & Wilmer on 9/11/2015

Is Controlled Unclassified Information Out of Control? The OMB apparently thinks so. On August 11, 2015, the Obama administration, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is the largest office within the...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

OMB Issues Guidance on Government Contractors’ Cybersecurity Systems

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/14/2015

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a draft guidance document on Aug. 11, 2015, titled “Improving Cybersecurity Protection in Federal Acquisitions” (the “OMB Guidance”). The OMB Guidance instructs agencies on...more

Actions Foreshadow Uniform Cybersecurity Regulations for Federal Contractors - Two Recent Executive Agency Actions Lay the...

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/17/2015

Federal government contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) should take notice of two recent executive agency actions. Combined, they lay the groundwork for a new cybersecurity clause to be added to the...more

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