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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Analyzing President Biden's Ambitious Cybersecurity Executive Order

In his final days in office, President Biden signed an ambitious executive order to improve the federal government's approach to cybersecurity. Executive Order 14114 ("Executive Order"), issued January 16, 2025, titled...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: White House Executive Order Seeks to Strengthen Federal Cybersecurity

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On January 16, 2025, former President Biden issued the Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity (the EO). The EO directs various parts of the federal government to adopt a...more

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Biden’s Final Cybersecurity Order Proposes Significant Changes, All to Be Implemented by the Incoming Administration

Citing the threats posed by foreign adversaries and criminal organizations, and seeking enhanced accountability for companies that provide software and cloud services to the federal government, the Biden administration has...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Two New Cybersecurity Proposed Rules Mean Big Changes for Federal Contractors

On October 3, 2023, the FAR Council released two long-awaited proposed rules for federal contractor cybersecurity stemming from the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order from May 2021 (Executive Order 14028)....more

Fenwick & West LLP

UPDATE: Secure Software Development Attestation: A(nother) Government Requirement

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As follow-on guidance to Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) September 14, 2022 memo and the associated Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity from May 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...more

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OMB Renews Commitment to EO14028 by Requiring SSDF Compliance in Federal Software Acquisition

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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

Fenwick & West LLP

Secure Software Development Attestation: A(nother) Government Requirement

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On September 14, 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued a memorandum on Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practices (“OMB Memo”) to help ensure software...more

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Federal Software Providers Need to Be Ready to Attest to NIST Compliance Within the Coming Year

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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

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Executive Order Enhances Cybersecurity Requirements for Government Contractors

In response to increasing cybersecurity threats, including the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline attacks, President Biden issued an Executive Order on May 12, 2021, that enhances cybersecurity requirements for federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Cybersecurity for All: President Biden Issues Sweeping Cybersecurity Executive Order

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On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a comprehensive Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity that promises sweeping changes in federal contracts for information technology (IT), cloud services and...more

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