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They Did It. They Really Did It! The Arrival of the FAR CUI Proposed Rule

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

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DoD Issues Proposed Rule for New Disclosures on Foreign Review of Computer Code

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

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Updates on Cybersecurity Requirements for Government Contractors

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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

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New Security Rules for Organizations Supplying Software to the Federal Government

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The OMB has issued memorandum M-22-18 with new security requirements (the "Rules") requiring federal agencies to ensure that all third-party software they use complies with secure software development standards and guidance...more

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President Biden Calls for Significant National Cybersecurity Improvements

President Biden recently signed an executive order, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” signaling a significant increase in regulatory oversight of government contractors’ cybersecurity programs. This action came on the...more

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White House Issues Executive Order on Improving Nation’s Cybersecurity

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Last week, the White House issued a new Executive Order (the “EO” or “Order”) on cybersecurity. The EO responds to ever-increasing malicious cyber campaigns threatening the public and private sectors and the American people’s...more

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President Biden Announces Sweeping New Cybersecurity Reforms

The President’s new Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity includes wide-ranging measures intended to strengthen security standards for the federal government and federal government contractors in response to...more

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Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order

On May 12, 2021, the Biden Administration issued its much anticipated “Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” Below are provisions we believe will be of most interest to contractors, as well as any company...more

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President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Focuses on IT and Software Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

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On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order (EO) to protect federal government networks and software supply chains against increasing threats of attacks from malicious cyber actors, setting the stage...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Practices

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On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity following a series of highly publicized cybersecurity incidents during the first four months of his presidency, including the...more

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U.S. Government Issues Alert Regarding Critical Windows 10 Update – Are You Entitled To Compensation?

Earlier this month, it was reported that the National Security Agency (NSA) discovered a serious security flaw in Microsoft Windows 10 cryptographic functionality, CVE-2020-0601.That security flaw could render trust...more

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