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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
GSA long has stated that the “MAS program is designed to mirror commercial buying practices.” (Don’t laugh – I’m serious! Slide 12 if you don’t believe me.) In the commercial marketplace, SaaS licenses are sold for set...more
In Avue Technologies Corporation v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Administrator of the General Services Administration (Case No. 22-1784), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the...more
As contemplated by PilieroMazza’s recent blog, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a notice and request for comments on a new requirement for software producers to provide self-attestations...more
New Software Development Security Attestation and Related False Claims Act Liability for Commercial and Noncommercial Software Developers and Suppliers - Key takeaway - Software producers at all levels in the federal...more
On September 14, 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued much-anticipated guidance on the implementation of Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) requirements for contractors (The “Guidance Memo”)...more
Companies providing software to the federal government need to be prepared to attest that their software is NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)-compliant within the coming year. On September 14, 2022, the...more
This article focuses on contractor licenses that grant “Restricted Rights” in “Noncommercial Software” to the federal Government under Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 252.227-7014. DFARS...more
On August 8, 2016, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) promulgated an Open Source Software (“OSS”) policy via the Memorandum for the Heads of Departments and Agencies, M-16-21 (“Memorandum” or “M-16-21”). The...more