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Cybersecurity Insights: Updates on CMMC Implementation and CUI Identification

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In this episode, Wiley partners Gary Ward, Tracye Howard, and Craig Smith examine the ongoing developments related to implementation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. They discuss the current...more

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Defense Department’s Proposed CMMC Rule Will Impose New Cybersecurity Requirements on Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a proposed rule to implement its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which would establish a comprehensive set of cybersecurity requirements applicable to...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2023 #2

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Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule: National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM); Amendment - On December 13, the DOD published a proposed rule amending the NISPOM based on public comments...more

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Protecting Our Nation’s Data, Part 3: Are Goods or Services Subject to FASCSA Orders?

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Substantive cybersecurity amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are underway, significantly altering the duties and obligations of federal government contractors both prior to award and during contract...more

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[Webinar] What’s all the fuss about CMMC? - November 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT

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Learning Objectives - What is CMMC and should I care? - Cybersecurity is crucial for compliance in any company - Is NIST 800-171 (The CMMC Framework) worth employing? - Thoughts and observations from the field...more

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DHS Implements New Security and Privacy Measures for Controlled Unclassified Information

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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

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Cybersecurity for Government Contractors: Success Through Compliance Readiness

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Cybersecurity has been an important topic for many years now, yet the government has struggled with how to flow down cybersecurity obligations to its supply chain. The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity...more

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Time Runs Out on TikTok: New FAR Clause Bans TikTok on Federal Contractor Devices  

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The federal government recently issued an interim rule, effective immediately, prohibiting the presence or use of the TikTok application in the performance of a contract. This rule continues the government’s actions against...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Debt Limit Deal Would Save Feds’ Paychecks, But Freeze Agency Spending - An agreement between the White House and congressional Republicans would bring a spending freeze to federal agencies next...more

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FDA Authorized to Establish New Cybersecurity Standards for Medical Devices: What it Means for Industry

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On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed a new statute that will significantly impact medical device cybersecurity regulation. Section 3305 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (“Section 3305”) authorizes the...more

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[Webinar] Cybersecurity for Government Contractors: Success Through Compliance Readiness - June 6th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Cybersecurity has been an important topic for many years now, yet the government has struggled with how to flow down cybersecurity obligations to its supply chain. The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity...more

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[Webinar] CMMC – Practical Solutions to Managing and Securing CUI Data, Perspectives of a Foreign Defense Contractor - November...

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Currently defense contractors who receive or create Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”) from or for the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) are subject to several contract-based cybersecurity requirements, including...more

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DOD Releases New List of Section 889 Banned Entities

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On October 5, 2022, the Department of Defense (DOD), in compliance with Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, released an updated list (Blacklist) of banned People’s Republic of China...more

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DoD to Contracting Officers: Demand Compliance and Seek Consequences for Material Breaches of Cybersecurity Requirements by...

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On June 16, 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum to its contracting officers emphasizing their obligation to monitor compliance by DoD contractors with the cybersecurity requirements of their contracts....more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Developments

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STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATION - Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Work Group Issues Final Report - The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Work Group (“Work Group”) released its final report. The Virginia...more

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Privacy Report: FTC Warns Companies to Remediate Log4j Security Vulnerability

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FTC Warns Companies to Remediate Log4j Security Vulnerability - Log4j is a ubiquitous piece of software used to record activities in a wide range of systems found in consumer-facing products and services. Recently, a...more

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DOD Releases CMMC 2.0 Framework Documentation

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Earlier this month, the Department of Defense (DOD) released the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 framework, along with the self-assessment guides for the new Levels 1 and 2, scoping guidance for all...more

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Administration and Congressional Update on Artificial Intelligence in the U.S.

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President Biden’s Discretionary Budget Request: Fiscal Year 2022 - On April 9, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) submitted President Biden’s discretionary funding request (the “Request”) to Congress for...more

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CMMC Is Coming: How Government Contractors Can Prepare

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People like to say that cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving. So perhaps it’s fitting that cybersecurity compliance is undergoing a significant evolution of its own this year, too. That evolution is the arrival of...more

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Government Purpose Rights in Technical Data and Software Developed with DOD Funding

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When you develop technical data or software, in whole or in part, with government funding, it is important to know the scope of data rights that the government will obtain at the outset, both with respect to components that...more

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[Virtual Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

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For a whole decade, ACI’s U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations conference continues to stand apart as the only practical, comprehensive event of its kind for the export compliance community in Canada. ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May #3

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Capital One Required to Produce Forensic Report in Class Action - As a litigator, when responding to any security incident, thoughtful consideration is given to the possibility that the security incident may wind up in...more

Jones Day

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 25

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more

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[Webinar] CMMC Is Coming: Are You Ready? - March 17th, 2:00 pm ET

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Now that DOD has released the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines, all contractors that work directly or indirectly on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts should be preparing to...more

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CMMC Is Coming: Are You Ready?

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PilieroMazza previously blogged at length regarding the draft releases of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines in anticipation of its final release. The Department of Defense (DOD) released the...more

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