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DOJ: ‘False Claims Act + Cybersecurity’ Is Here To Stay

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 4/3/2025

Amid ongoing policy shifts in Washington, the federal government’s interest in pursuing civil cyber-fraud cases appears to be here to stay. In October 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated its Civil Cyber-Fraud...more

The Next Secretary of Defense and National Security Priorities: What Companies Need to Know

BakerHostetler on 1/24/2025

Pete Hegseth, during his Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) confirmation hearings, articulated several priorities that could have a significant impact on private industry in the United States. These priorities focused primarily on...more

Pentagon's cybersecurity rules reflect the growing threat from state-sponsored hackers

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/12/2024

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

Department of Defense Issues Report Critical of Contractor Cybersecurity Compliance

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/11/2023

The Inspector General (IG) for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued a report critical of recent efforts by contractors to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). The report, which followed the DOD IG's...more

Government Contracts & Defense Industries Client Alert – Making Sense of the DOJ Cyber-Fraud Initiative and What it Means For...

Kaufman & Canoles on 1/4/2022

The Department of Justice recently announced the launch of a Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, which has direct implications for government contractors and serves as a warning that slack cybersecurity practices will be a target...more

CMMC 2.0 Simplifies Requirements But Raises Risks for Government Contractors

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/8/2021

With the announcement of a revamped Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (known as CMMC 2.0),1 for the third time in five years, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced new, comprehensive cybersecurity standards...more

Compliance Into The Weeds - Retreat on DoD Cybersecurity for Contractors

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 11/10/2021

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a Compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In today's episode, Matt and I take a look at the...more

Defense Contractors Are Required To Implement Cybersecurity Measures In Order To Do Business with the Federal Government

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 9/14/2020

The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 252.204-7008 and 252.204-7012 require defense contractors who possess, store or transmit “covered defense information” to comply with the security requirements...more

NSA + FBI Warn Defense Contractors of Russian Hackers

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/21/2020

When the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) get together to issue a joint warning, you may wish to listen up....more

Contractors Scrambling to Scope New DoD Cyber Framework

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/6/2020

On January 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) released Version 1.0 of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) framework (CMMC overview here; CMMC Version 1.0 and appendices here). By 2026, DoD...more

DoD Has Released Model Version 1.0 of the Cyber Maturity Model Certification Framework

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/4/2020

- 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

Tackling Increased Cybersecurity Requirements in the Defense Industrial Base

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/4/2020

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

Counting Down to 2020 and the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program

Polsinelli on 12/31/2019

2019 has been a year of pivotal developments for defense contractors in the realm of cybersecurity compliance. The Department of Defense (DoD) issued six guidance memoranda to assist its acquisition personnel in developing...more

New Cybersecurity Certification Framework Will Have Significant Impact on Defense Contractors

Perkins Coie on 11/27/2019

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is forging ahead in its plan to adopt a new framework for cybersecurity, with significant ramifications for all defense contractors, including subcontractors. On November 8, 2019, DOD...more

Navy-Marine Corps Issue Supplement to DFARS Cybersecurity Rule

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 10/11/2019

In the face of increasing concern over the security of Navy and Marine Corps (Navy) programs, the Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NMCARS) was updated on September 6, 2019 to incorporate significant...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

Cybersecurity – The Times (And Standards) They Are A Changin’ – FAST!

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 7/25/2019

As we reported last month, the Department of Defense (DoD) has been engaging in an unusual rollout of its new cybersecurity certification program by way of road tours—led by Katie Arrington, the Special Assistant to the...more

Cost of Cybersecurity Compliance Now an Allowable Cost?

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/24/2019

The defense contractor community is buzzing about a recent announcement by Katie Arrington, the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for Cybersecurity. The announcement? The costs of...more

California District Court Issues First False Claims Act Decision Involving the DFARS Cybersecurity Rule

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 5/30/2019

As predicted, a recent decision from the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of California is the first sign of a new, and potentially enormous wave, of Civil False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33 (“FCA”) actions...more

Cybersecurity Violations Potentially Actionable under the False Claims Act

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/17/2019

A California federal court recently allowed a relator’s False Claims Act suit against two federal contractors to proceed where the relator’s allegations centered on purported noncompliance with federal cybersecurity...more

Department of Defense Revises Landmark Cybersecurity Rule, Extends Deadline for Some Compliance Requirements

WilmerHale on 1/11/2016

On December 30, 2015, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a second interim rule on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services, amending an earlier version issued on August 26, 2015. The new, amended...more

Expanding Cybersecurity Safeguarding Requirements, Reporting Obligations, and Cloud-Based Security: A Brief Guide to Understanding...

McCarter & English, LLP on 11/6/2015

The United States Department of Defense promulgated an “interim” rule, effective August 26, 2015, which placed imposing and costly burdens on all DoD contractors and subcontractors (including small businesses and commercial...more

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