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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

How Defense Contractors Can Prepare Now for CMMC Implementation

The Department of Defense (DoD) is currently reviewing and adjudicating the public comments received in response to its proposed regulations implementing its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 program (CMMC)....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DoD Instruction Intended to Protect Defense Supply Chain: Defense Contractors and Subcontractors Subject to Additional Filings and...

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Concerns regarding the integrity of the U.S. defense industrial base supply chain continue to grow. Similar to national cybersecurity risks, national security risks to the defense supply chain are asymmetric and can arise at...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

House Fires First Shot on Defense Bill as Senate Loads Their Chamber

On June 14, the House voted 217-199 to pass its version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 8070), and the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 22-3 to advance their chamber’s version of...more

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Scrutiny of U.S. Defense Contractor-Related M&A Activities Will Soon Intensify

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Current and future U.S. defense contractors, and entities interested in acquiring these contractors, should prepare for increased regulatory scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. Congress is signaling that...more

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Department of Defense National Defense Industrial Strategy Overview

On Jan. 11, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS). The NDIS outlines a multifaceted approach to strengthen U.S. defense capabilities, innovation and global defense...more

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A 4-Point Guide for Defense Contract Whistleblowers

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Workers at companies that have a federal contract with the U.S. government for national security and defense work often have access to critically important information about these extremely sensitive transactions. In some...more

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Podcast - The State of Contractor Cybersecurity with Katie Arrington

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In this episode of "Regulatory Phishing," former U.S. Department of Defense Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Katie Arrington joins Government Contracts and Cybersecurity attorney Eric Crusius to discuss the state of...more

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What Do the Newly Released CMMC 2.1 Documents Mean?

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In this episode of "Regulatory Phishing," government contracts and cybersecurity attorney Eric Crusius examines the newly released Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program documents. Mr. Crusius breaks down...more

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CMMC Program Enhances DOD Contractors’ Cybersecurity

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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, first announced in 2019 by the Department of Defense (DoD), aims to enhance the cybersecurity profile of DoD contractors. The original iteration of DoD’s...more

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CMMC 2.0 Simplifies Requirements But Raises Risks for Government Contractors

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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Contractors Scrambling to Scope New DoD Cyber Framework

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

DoD Cyber Rules Will Affect All Government Contractors

The Department of Defense (DoD) is planning to release Volume 1.0 of the Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework, which will affect the award and continued performance of all DoD contracts. In response to the...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #5

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NATIVE AMERICAN LAW - Emerging Issues in Native 8(a) Contracting - The House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations held a hearing titled, “Native 8(a) Contracting:...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Budget Control Act: FY20 Debate Will Soon Heat Up

Rumors are swirling about the terms of President Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget submission to Congress, but one thing is for certain—the request will be at least a month late. This will delay consideration of other core...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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Final Rule Revises National Industrial Security Program

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• The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) has issued a Final Rule to its 32 C.F.R. Part 2004 National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Directive, which is the overarching policy for federal agencies involved in...more

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Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained a record $5.69 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2014. This marks the first time the DOJ...more

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