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Government Contracting Matters
For DoD Acquisitions Greater than $10 Million, Enhanced Debriefing Is Here to Stay
By Susan Ebner
Effective immediately, the Department of Defense (DoD) Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFARS) issued its final rule to provide enhanced post-award debriefing rights in competitive negotiated contracts, task orders, and delivery orders…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Solidifying Security Systems Standards
By Kamran Salour, Graham Dean, Ronald I. Raether, Jr.
On January 20, President Biden signed a memorandum aimed at improving the cybersecurity of the National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems (together, the "National Security Systems). A…
Attorney at Law Magazine
CMMC 2.0: What You Need to Know If You do Business with Uncle Sam
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment recently issued a long-awaited overhaul to its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program by…
GovCon & Trade
DOD Scraps CMMC 1.0 for CMMC 2.0
By Richard Arnholt, Todd Overman
For nearly two years, we have been reporting on this blog about the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. CMMC is a training, certification, and third-party…
Government Contracting Matters
A Sea Change in Handling of Government Contractor Cyber Incident Reporting?
By Susan Ebner
In the wake of increasing cybersecurity threats and incidents, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) amended its Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in 2015 to issue the 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered…
Petronella Cybersecurity and Compliance Blog
Explode Your Sales with Hema Dey and Craig Petronella
Craig Petronella, IT Cybersecurity and Compliance Expert with DFARS, CMMC, NIST, HIPAA, founder and CEO of https://compliancearmor.com, https://petronellatech.com and https://blockchainsecurity.com interviews Hema Dey, founder of Iffel International. Her expertise is…
The Contractor's Perspective
Mandatory Breach Notification Requirements for Government Contractors are Almost Here
By Leah Kaiser
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…
Government Contracting Matters
How Do You Address Solicitation Requirements and Contract Performance After CMMC Rollout?
By Susan Ebner
Understanding the requirements for compliance with the interim DFARS rule on basic assessment and compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is not a task for the faint of heart.…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes: New EO on Climate-Related Risk, Mentor-Protégé JV Size Determination, FedRAMP
By Peter J. Eyre, Olivia Lynch
This week's episode covers a new Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk, the final DFARS provision on contract closeout, a new SBA decision involving a mentor-protégé joint venture, and a…
BuildSmart
DoD to Expand Enhanced Debriefings Rights
By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently proposed to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to codify and expand on the rules set forth in DoD’s March 2018 Class Deviation…