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Switches and Sweets: Belsnickel Brings Defense Contractors and Subcontractors New Cybersecurity Controls in Preholiday Revisions of NIST Cybersecurity Publication
By Alex Major
If you are aware of German Christmas folklore (and really, who isn’t?), you know that Belsnickel is a legendary companion of St. Nick who carries a switch with which to…
International Compliance Blog
DFARS Proposed Rule Provides Guidance on Indirect Offset Costs
By Tom Barletta
On November 4, 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to modify the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and apply statutory changes pertaining to costs associated…
Data Law Insights
Privacy & Cybersecurity Weekly News Update – Week of October 15
Hospital pays $2.1MM HIPAA settlement; Dynamic IP addresses protected under EU laws; EU guidance on GDPR coming soon; California’s new privacy compliance tool; banking regulators consider cybersecurity; FCC privacy proposal…
Inside Government Contracts
DOD Final Rule Addresses Source Requirements and Cost Recovery for Use of Counterfeit Electronic Parts
Supply chain protection has been a point of increasing emphasis by the Government and especially the Department of Defense (“DoD”) in recent years. In no area is this more true…
Meaningful Discussions
DoD’s Public Meeting Concerning a Proposed Rulemaking Related to Independent Research & Development Revealed Numerous Issues and Concerns
In the February 8, 2016 Federal Register, DoD published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) indicating that DoD is considering a proposed approach requiring offerors to describe in detail…
Data Law Insights
Privacy & Cybersecurity Weekly News Update
By Kate Growley
DoD Issues Year-End DFARS Changes; Russians Now Have the “Right to Be Forgotten”; No Injury in Michael’s Data Breach Suit; FAA Issues Interim Final UAS Rule; New Penalties for Distributing…
Meaningful Discussions
DoD Revises Its Interim Cybersecurity DFARS Clauses Concerning Network Penetrations and Cloud Computing, Giving Contractors Additional Time To Comply with Applicable NIST Requirements
By Marcia Madsen, Luke Levasseur
Back in August 2015, DoD issued an interim rule, which was effective immediately (and was previously discussed on this blog), imposing substantial new requirements on government contractors with respect to…
Inside Government Contracts
Time Is On My Side: DoD Hears Industry Concerns – Additional Time Provided to Implement Security Controls Under New Cyber Rule
On December 30th, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a Second Interim Rule amending its “Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services” Interim Rule and giving contractors until December…
Focus on Regulation
Recent Updates to DFARS Cybersecurity Rule
By Michael Scheimer, Stacy Hadeka
Over the past month, there have been a number of developments affecting the new DFARS Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services interim rule (DFARS Case 2013-D018, published in…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Contractors Beware: An Overly Broad Confidentiality Agreement Could Cost You!
On October 29, 2015, DOD renewed the DFARS deviation implemented in February, which prohibits contracting with entities that require employees or subcontractors to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements that…