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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Department of Defense Delivers Highly Anticipated CMMC Proposed Rule

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The proposed rule requires contractors to make annual affirmations regarding their cybersecurity maturity, thus increasing their risk of False Claims Act Liability. The proposed rule allows for limited use of Plans of...more

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DoD Issues Proposed CMMC Rule Requiring Cybersecurity Assessments of Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has issued its long-awaited proposed rule implementing its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program to protect sensitive, unclassified government information in the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Defense Department Audit Report Provides Contractors with a Roadmap to Assess and Mitigate Cybersecurity False Claims Act Risk

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On December 4, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) issued a “special” Audit Report (the Report) that provides insight into common cybersecurity weaknesses related to the protection of Controlled...more

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DoD Increases Focus on Cybersecurity Compliance

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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

Foley & Lardner LLP

CMMC 2.0 Brings Increased Flexibility — and Increased Risks — for Contractors

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Defense contractors and their subcontractors and supply chains that have been preparing for the challenge of complying with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) recently received some welcome news from the...more

Williams Mullen

Federal Cybersecurity Requirements

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The government requires contractors and subcontractors to protect the systems upon which government-related data reside or through which such data pass. Failure to comply with current Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DoD's New Cybersecurity and Cloud Standards and Reporting Requirements

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The Department of Defense (DoD) released interim rules implementing provisions of the 2013 and 2015 National Defense Authorization Acts. The rules, released on Aug. 26, 2015, are effective immediately and establish the...more

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Data Security Advisory for Federal Contractors: Safeguarding Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

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The Department of Defense (DoD) has published its new final rule governing the security measures imposed on DoD unclassified technical information resident on or passing through the unclassified information systems of its...more

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DOD Issues Interim Rule on Supply Chain Security

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On November 18, 2013, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) that will likely prove controversial through the inclusion of supply...more

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