A new interim rule aimed at safeguarding the federal supply chain prohibits contractors from delivering or using covered articles and sources subject to exclusion or removal orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply...more
11/6/2023
/ Contractors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Interim Rule ,
NDAA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Waivers
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
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
- DoD has released the final version of the CMMC framework.
- DoD anticipates that CMMC requirements will appear in a limited number of solicitations starting in October 2020 and that they will appear in all DoD...more
2/4/2020
/ Bid Solicitation ,
Certification Requirements ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Protection ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain
The Department of Defense (DoD) is planning to release Volume 1.0 of the Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework, which will affect the award and continued performance of all DoD contracts.
In response to the...more
12/16/2019
/ Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Request For Information ,
Self-Certification ,
Supply Chain ,
Training Requirements