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SWIFT to Launch May 1: DOD Fast Tracks Software Deployment Opening New Doors for Defense Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/1/2025

In a decisive move to stay ahead in an era of rapidly evolving digital threats, the Department of Defense (DOD) is accelerating its push for software modernization. The upcoming launch of the Software Fast Track (SWIFT)...more

The “Prestige”: DoD Unveils NIST SP 800-171 Revision 3, Organizationally Defined Parameters

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 4/28/2025

On April 15, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) released official guidance on Organizationally Defined Parameters (ODPs) appearing in the newly published NIST SP 800-171 Revision 3. At the same time, the DoD reaffirmed...more

Key Legal Issues Facing U.S. Government Contractors in 2025

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/15/2025

As the regulatory environment continues to evolve in the new administration, U.S. government contractors are facing an increasingly complex array of legal challenges. Staying compliant and competitive requires close attention...more

Government Contractor Settles FCA Case Over Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Violations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/4/2025

On March 26, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a settlement agreement with MORSECORP, Inc. (MORSE), resolving False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that MORSE submitted false claims for payment under Department...more

Crossing Administrations: The Focus on Federal Cybersecurity Continues

Goodwin on 3/20/2025

Federal contractors, including defense contractors, should prepare for the emergence of new requirements in the coming months that are designed to strengthen software supply chain security, impose more stringent cybersecurity...more

[Podcast] The Impact of IoT Supply Chain Risks on Government Contracts

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/6/2025

In this episode of Wiley’s Government Contracts podcast, partners Tracye Howard and Sara Baxenberg discuss the evolving national security concerns surrounding Internet of Things (IoT) modules produced by Chinese companies...more

The FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act: What’s New for Defense Contractors

Perkins Coie on 1/30/2025

The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA or Act) for Fiscal Year 2025 addresses recurring areas of focus relevant to defense contracting, including supply chain risks related to China, organizational...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

FY2025 NDAA: Significant Impacts on Small and Large Defense Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/22/2025

The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025 NDAA), signed into law on December 23, 2024, has significant implications for defense acquisition and...more

Biden’s Final Cybersecurity Order Proposes Significant Changes, All to Be Implemented by the Incoming Administration

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 1/20/2025

Citing the threats posed by foreign adversaries and criminal organizations, and seeking enhanced accountability for companies that provide software and cloud services to the federal government, the Biden administration has...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

Commerce Rings in New Year with Proposed Rulemaking on Drones

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/8/2025

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) has broad authority—born out of executive action during the first Trump administration—to identify and mitigate...more

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

Updates on Cybersecurity Requirements for Government Contractors

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/22/2024

Part of the Biden Administration’s push to enhance U.S. cybersecurity capabilities has focused on imposing new requirements on government contractors. The 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy suggested, for example, that...more

DOD Seeks Contractor Disclosures of Foreign Access to Software Source Code

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/21/2024

WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued a proposed rule to implement Section 1655(a) and (c) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232). The proposed rule would...more

Pentagon Unveils $984 Million Loan Program to Promote Critical Technologies

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/21/2024

The Defense Department will provide loans and loan guarantees to support commercial supply chains for technologies that are critical to U.S. national security. The Defense Department Office of Strategic Capital will carry...more

The Future of DOD Cybersecurity Is Here – The CMMC 2.0 Proposed Rule

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/26/2024

On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced the much-anticipated Proposed Rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to include Cybersecurity Maturity Model...more

US DoD Proposes Final Rule to Incorporate Contractual Requirements for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)

Mayer Brown on 8/23/2024

On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate contractual requirements related to the Cybersecurity...more

Cybersecurity Updates: NIST Publishes SP 800-171 Revision 3. What Changed, and What Comes Next?

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/10/2024

In May 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published Special Publication 800-171 Rev 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations, and the accompanying...more

New Cybersecurity Controls for Government Contractors: NIST Revises SP 800-171

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/13/2024

In May, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued updated recommendations for security controls for controlled unclassified information (CUI) that is processed, stored or transmitted by nonfederal...more

CISA’s CIRCIA Proposed Rule: Another Player Enters the Reporting Regime

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 5/28/2024

Cyber incidents involving critical infrastructure pose a serious risk to the US. In March 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Security Advisor warned state governors about potential attacks on drinking...more

Foundational Cybersecurity Standards for Contractors Updated

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/17/2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the third revision of its Special Publication (SP) 800-171, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations." This...more

CISA Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Will Significantly Impact Government Contractors, Suppliers, and Service...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/9/2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) recently released its new Proposed Rule pursuant to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”), which was published in the...more

Many More Defense Contractors Now Eligible for DoD Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Program

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/4/2024

On March 12, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) finalized a rule to open its Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity (CS) Program to all defense contractors who own or operate an unclassified information system that...more

Cyber and Government Procurement: An Update as the FASC Piles on Supply Chain Security Regulations

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/14/2024

We continue to track developments affecting government contractor cybersecurity and supply chains, as the federal government churns out proposals and rules. Wiley’s supply chain, cyber, government contracts, and national...more

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