The Department of Homeland Security amended its regulations due to the urgent need to protect Controlled Unclassified Information.
On June 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) issued a final...more
7/21/2023
/ Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Policies and Procedures
A seven-year long False Claims Act suit comes to an end after Aerojet Rocketdyne reaches a $9 million settlement agreement for its alleged false certification of compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
In the settlement...more
7/8/2022
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Subcontractors ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supply Chain ,
Whistleblowers
A recent DoD memorandum should serve as a warning to contractors that they need to focus on cybersecurity compliance now or risk serious consequences.
A recent DoD memorandum should serve as a warning to contractors that...more
President Biden’s new Executive Order to improve cybersecurity involves a particular focus on federal government and contractor systems.
President Biden’s Executive Order directs sweeping changes to cybersecurity...more
5/20/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
DFARS ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Joe Biden ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain
New rules and developments continue to proliferate as the U.S. government seeks to minimize supply chain threats and cybersecurity risks.
For contract awards issued after August 13, 2020, prime contractors must conduct a...more
7/16/2020
/ Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
FCC ,
Huawei ,
Interim Rule ,
National Security ,
Networks ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
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