When AI Meets PI: Assessing and Governing AI from a Privacy Perspective
Back to School: 3 Essential Employee Trainings
A Sneak Peek into Data Mapping: What Implementation Really Looks Like
Safeguard your Business: Dinsmore's Craig Horbus on Combatting the Rising Threat of ACH Fraud
The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 4: Don't Be Evil: In the Hot Seat of Data Privacy, Part 1
It's Time to Think About Data Mapping Differently
The American Privacy Right Act (APRA) explained
Navigating the Regulation Jungle: How to Be Compliant, Work Efficiently, and Stay Sane
Legal Alert | Wiretap Laws in the United States
Business Better Podcast Episode: Cyber Adviser – A Comparison of AI Regulatory Frameworks
Preventative Medicine: Health Care AI Privacy and Cybersecurity — The Good Bot Podcast
Cost of Noncompliance: More Than Just Fines
Will the U.S. Have a GDPR? With Rachael Ormiston of Osano
No Password Required: MITRE Engage Lead, Innovator in Cyber Deception, and Dance Community Builder
Navigating State Privacy Laws: A Conversation with Oregon & Texas Regulators about Privacy Enforcement
The Team Continues to Grow: A Conversation With Our Newest Colleague, Kaitlin Clemens — Unauthorized Access Podcast
Episode 326 -- Dottie Schindlinger on Diligent's Report on Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks and Performance
[Webinar] Midyear Data Privacy Check-in: Trends & Key Updates
Decoding Privacy Laws: Insights for Small to Mid-Sized Businesses — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security
Good News for Pandemic-Related Government Contract Claims: McCarthy HITT – Next NGA West JV - On December 20, 2023, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (the Board) denied the government’s motion to dismiss...more
Substantive cybersecurity amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are underway, significantly altering the duties and obligations of federal government contractors both prior to award and during contract...more
New standardized cybersecurity compliance requirements are inbound. In early October 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to standardize cybersecurity requirements...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Final Rule: NASA Mentor-Protégé Program - NASA is finalizing amendments to the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to reflect...more
Department of Labor (DOL) Announces Final Rule to Modernize Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) - The DOL announced the issuance of the final rule “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation” to update regulations that...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released a final rule (Final Rule), effective July 21, 2023, updating the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) to include cybersecurity provisions aimed at...more
The federal government recently issued an interim rule, effective immediately, prohibiting the presence or use of the TikTok application in the performance of a contract. This rule continues the government’s actions against...more
Almost two years ago, Executive Order 14028 – Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO) was issued requiring a host of actions be taken by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council, the National Institute of Standards...more
The federal government has continued its efforts to fulfill the requirements set forth in Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. For companies that do business with the Federal government, beyond looking...more
Yesterday we continued our series... with the Office of Management and Budget’s September 2022 memorandum requiring federal agencies to only use software from software producers that attest compliance with secure software...more
In this second in our series, we look at the long awaited update to NIST SP 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations,” which is expected to be released in late spring...more
SBA Seeks Comments on Proposed Updates to the 8(a) Program and Many Other Government Contracting Programs - On September 9, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule that would make many...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order titled “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” Data privacy regulations are among 72 other initiatives in the Executive Order aimed at increasing...more
Federal contractors know all too well the list of annual requirements and obligations can seem overwhelming at times. One that may get overlooked by some is annual training requirements. A fairly new such training went into...more
On November 17, 2020, by unanimous consent, the United States Senate passed bipartisan legislation to secure internet connected devices—The Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020. This bill, which was...more
The Government Contracts Cyber Café provides coaching, training and analysis to help you work through the technical, legal, accounting and other requirements confronting your organization, with the goal of helping you achieve...more
FALSE CLAIMS ACT / LITIGATION - U.S. Supreme Court – According to Law360, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the “government knowledge” statute of limitations applies in False Claims Act cases regardless of...more
I recently had the chance to visit with Travis Miller, General Counsel (GC), and I discuss how the regulatory requirements of the Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FARs) impact access to markets and supply chain compliance....more
In 2019, cybersecurity has become top-of-mind for most federal government contractors and agencies that share sensitive information. In addition to updated Department of Defense guidance and procedures for evaluating...more
The Department of Defense (DOD) and its component services and agencies are taking several independent steps to assess and enhance their cyber and supply chain security that will directly or indirectly affect DOD contractors...more
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