When hackers gain access to a subcontractor’s information systems and divert the prime contractor’s payment to themselves instead of to the subcontractor, does the prime contractor still have to pay the subcontractor?...more
6/6/2024
/ Breach of Contract ,
Construction Industry ,
Contract Terms ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
DFARS ,
Equitable Relief ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hackers ,
Prime Contractor ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Subcontractors ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supply Chain
The Department of Defense (DoD) delivered its proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program rule (CMMC) the day after Christmas this year, including several related guidance documents (listed here). The proposed...more
1/2/2024
/ Certification Requirements ,
Comment Period ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Proposed Rules ,
Subcontractors
Though we are not yet halfway through 2022, the COFC has issued two decisions that highlight divergent views from GAO precedent regarding the availability of key personnel and whether there is a presumption that an Agency...more