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GovCon & Trade
DoD Eases Procurement Restrictions on Cuba-Owned Firms
A final rule issued on October 30, 2015 removes Cuba from the definition of "state sponsor of terrorism" in two DFARS clauses. The new rule implements the State Department's action…
International Compliance Blog
DFARS Final Rule Regarding Supply Chain Risk Issued
On October 30, DoD adopted as final, with changes, an interim DFARS rule that allows DoD to consider the impact of supply chain risk in specified types of procurements related…
International Compliance Blog
DoD Issues Class Deviation Regarding Its Network Penetration Rule
On October 8, DoD issued a class deviation to the August 26 interim DFARS rule we reported on here which called for contractors working with covered defense information (which includes export-controlled…
Inside Government Contracts
DoD Issues Targeted Class Deviation Updating Recently Adopted Cybersecurity DFARS Clauses
Last week, on October 8th, DoD issued a class deviation replacing DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7008 with revised clauses that give covered contractors up to nine (9) months (from the date…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Have DoD Contractors and Subcontractors Been Drafted? Once Voluntary Defense Industrial Base CS/IA Regulations Now Mandatory and Aligned With New DFARS Cybersecurity Rules
When last we left the Department of Defense, it had issued a rather wide-reaching interim DFARS rule addressing cybersecurity practices, data retention, and cloud services purchasing guidance. Now, effective October…
International Compliance Blog
More on the DFARS Cyber-Reporting and Cloud Rule
As previously mentioned, we are following up with a more detailed summary of the interim rule that DoD issued on August 26 amending the DFARS to implement sections of the 2013 and…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Department of Defense Issues New Cyber Incident Reporting and Cloud Computing Requirements for Contractors
The Department of Defense recently issued an interim rule that streamlines the obligations for contractors to report cyber incidents and establishes DoD requirements for contracting with cloud computing service providers.
Meaningful Discussions
New Interim Cyber Rules Expand Obligations of DoD Contractors
By Marcia Madsen, Luke Levasseur
A few days ago, on August 26, DoD issued new interim rules amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) with respect to “network penetration reporting and contracting for cloud services.”…
GovCon & Trade
DoD Contractors Beware – New Network Penetration Reporting and Cloud Services Requirements Are Here
On August 26, 2015, the Department of Defense ("DoD") issued an interim rule, effective immediately, that revises network security requirements applicable to DoD contractors and introduces new cloud computing provision…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Interim Rule Could Expand Already Onerous DFARS Cyber Requirements
By Kate Growley
Yesterday, the DoD published an Interim Rule that, if finalized as drafted, would expand the already onerous requirements of the DFARS Safeguarding Clause to a broader array of potentially 10,000…