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Petronella Technology Blog
NIST Dishonesty: What Happens When Contractors Aren’t Truthful
Penalties: Case Studies (An Excerpt from Craig’s newest book: “Ultimate Guide to CMMC: How to Access Millions in Government Contracts”) As we have established, it is clear that the “self-reporting”…
Petronella Technology Blog
URGENT DFARS UPDATE: Do Not Lose Your Contract!
“CMMC certification is your Driver’s License on the Information Superhighway.” -Katie Arrington And if that’s the case (which it is), then the self-assessment required by the new DFARS Interim Rule…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes – DFARS Interim Cybersecurity Rule
By Peter J. Eyre, Kate Growley
This week's episode discusses the recent DFARS Interim Rule titled “Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements” and is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and Kate Growley. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest…
Petronella Cybersecurity and Compliance Blog
CMMC Cybersecurity and Compliance – October 2020 – In this episode, Craig Petronella answers questions about CMMC, NIST, DFARS and how these standards may influence HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and other regulations.
Your host, Craig Petronella, #1 Best-Selling Amazon Author of multiple books, including Ultimate Guide to CMMC: How To Access Millions In Government Contracts, How HIPAA Can Crush Your Medical Practice…
GovCon & Trade
It’s Here! DoD Issues Interim Rule Launching Two Cyber Assessment Programs
By Todd Overman, Richard Arnholt
For over a year, we have been discussing the Department of Defense’s (DoD) eventual implementation of a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program for Defense contractors, most recently during a…
Privacy, Technology and Data Security
Defense Contractors Are Required To Implement Cybersecurity Measures In Order To Do Business with the Federal Government
By Mark Hamilton The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 252.204-7008 and 252.204-7012 require defense contractors who possess, store or transmit “covered defense information” to comply with the security requirements…
BuildSmart
Practical Implications of DoD $100 Million 8(a) Sole-Source Threshold Increase
By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson
We recently wrote about the Department of Defense (DoD) amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to increase the threshold for requiring defense contracting agencies to issue sole-source…
Government Contracting Matters
DoD Increases the Justification and Approval Threshold for Its Sole Source Contract Awards to 8(a) Contractors to $100 Million
By Susan Ebner
Implementing Section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA FY ‘20), on July 5, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) amended the DoD Federal Acquisition…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
DOD CMMC Update – Third Party Auditors Gear Up and COTS Providers Get a Pass
By Nikole Snyder, Townsend Bourne
A lot has happened since the Department of Defense (“DOD”) released its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) v. 1.0 back in February (see our prior discussion here). In addition to…
International Trade Law
Government Relief From COVID-19 Impacts on Federal Contracts and Grants
By Addie Cliffe, Jacinta Alves, Lorraine M. Campos, John E. McCarthy Jr., David B. Robbins, Gail D. Zirkelbach
March 23, 2020 In the last several days, the federal government released a number of guidance documents designed to ease the impacts of COVID-19 on government contractors and grantees. The…