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DoD Announces Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 Final Rule (Finally!)

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After numerous fits and starts, on October 14, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a final rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. Borne from documented deficiencies in the...more

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CMMC 2.0: Department of Defense Publishes Final Rule to Establish its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 Program

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After years in the making, on October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published its final rule to establish the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program, amending Title 32 of the Code of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Countdown to Compliance: DoD Finalizes the CMMC Program Rule

On October 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published the final version of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) rule in Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations (the “Final Rule”). (Reminder,...more

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Defense Department Expands Access to DIB Cybersecurity Program

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On March 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published a final rule (pdf) that dramatically expands access to defense contractors seeking to join the DoD’s voluntary Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Program...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

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

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cybersecurity Violations Potentially Actionable under the False Claims Act

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

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DoD Updates Cyber Incident Reporting Rule

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On October 4, 2016, a final rule implementing statutory requirements for Department of Defense (DoD) contractors and subcontractors to report cyber incidents that result in an actual or potentially adverse effect on a covered...more

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Defense Contractors – Under the DOD’s Interim Rule, It Is Time Once Again To Update Your Data Breach Response Plans

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In an interim final rule published on October 2, another layer has been added to the compliance landscape for defense contractors. In addition to complying with breach notification requirements in as many as 47 different...more

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