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CISA Proposes Sweeping Cybersecurity Incident Reporting for U.S. Companies

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/2/2024

On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released proposed regulations requiring expansive new cybersecurity incident and ransomware payment reporting across sixteen “critical...more

Mandatory Breach Notification Requirements For Government Contractors Are Almost Here

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/24/2021

President Biden’s newly released Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity represents a comprehensive approach to tackling cybersecurity threats in the U.S. and will likely result in new FAR and DFARS contract...more

Mandatory Breach Notification Requirements Are Coming For Government Contractors

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/19/2021

The Biden Administration is imminently expected to release an executive order that will require government contractors to notify the government in the event of a cybersecurity breach. Despite the relatively steady rise in...more

2017, We Hardly Knew You: A Look Ahead to 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/28/2017

Taking over as editors of Holland & Knight’s Government Contracts Blog has been a labor, but it has been a labor of love. Like the rest of the Government Contracts Team, we are passionate about staying on top of the latest...more

McDowell v. CGI Federal Inc.: A Stark Reminder to Government Contractors of their Cybersecurity Obligations

Hogan Lovells on 10/10/2017

On June 1, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision in a class action lawsuit, McDowell v. CGI Federal Inc., Civ. Action No. 15-1157 (GK) (D.D.C. 2017), which could have...more

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