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Government Contracting Matters
DOD Increasing Oversight of Contractor Cybersecurity and Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management
By Susan Ebner
On January 21 and February 5, 2019, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Ellen Lord, issued two memoranda outlining steps that the Department of Defense (DOD) is…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
DoD Increases DCMA Cybersecurity Responsibilities: DCMA to Implement and Assess Company-Wide Cyber Compliance
By Kate Growley, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Judy Choi
Adding to the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA) new cybersecurity responsibilities, the Department of Defense (DoD) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USDAS) recently issued a memorandum titled…
BuildSmart
DCMA to Audit Compliance With DFARS Cyber Flowdown Requirements
For over a year now, federal defense contractors have been required to comply with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting…
Inside Government Contracts
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Solicitations No Longer Acceptable? Reviewing the Department of Defense’s Proposed Changes to the DFARS
By Hunter Bennett, Ryan Burnette
In a proposed rule issued earlier this month, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) seeks to incorporate into the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (“DFARS”) restrictions on the use of the…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Upcoming NIST Hosted DFARS Safeguarding Clause & CUI Training – October 18, 2018
By Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Peter B. Miller, CIPP/G/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, Kate Growley, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) is hosting a cybersecurity workshop on the Defense Acquisition Regulations System (“DFARS”) Safeguarding Clause and related regulations on Thursday, October 18, 2018. …
Inside Government Contracts
DoD Seeks Streamlined Procurements of Innovative Technologies – Other Transaction Agreements and the Commercial Solutions Opening Pilot Program
By Susan B. Cassidy, Jennifer Plitsch
The Department of Defense (DoD) has once again emphasized its willingness to engage with commercial companies and other non-traditional contractors to try to expedite and simplify its procurement of innovative technologies.…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without
This week's episode covers DFARS and SBA Mentor Protégé Program news and is hosted by partner Peter Eyre. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief…
Inside Government Contracts
DoD Final Rule to Promote Post-Award Disclosure of Defective Pricing Arms Contractors with Potentially Impactful Information
On May 4, 2018, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) to state that, in the interest of promoting voluntary…
Inside Government Contracts
DFARS Cyber Rule – What Questions Should Contractors Ask Themselves in the New Year?
[The referenced article was originally published in Law360.] Since August 2015, defense contractors have been on notice that they were required to implement the security controls in National Institute of…
Global Policy Watch
DFARS Cyber Rule – What Questions Should Contractors Ask Themselves in the New Year?
Since August 2015, defense contractors have been on notice that they were required to implement the security controls in National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Special Publication (“SP”) 800-171…