February 4, 2014
The Department of Defense (DOD) and the General Services Administration (GSA) Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience through Acquisition recently issued the much-anticipated final report to the President. This report fulfills the requirements of Section 8(e) of Executive Order 13636 (previously discussed here), which sought recommendations from DOD and GSA on “the…
October 25, 2013
As previously reported here, President Obama issued an Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity which, among other things, directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) to a develop a Cybersecurity Framework that would reduce cyber risks to the nation’s critical infrastructure. NIST recently released its Preliminary Cybersecurity…
May 24, 2013
The General Services Administration (“GSA”) recently issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) asking for public input on implementing cybersecurity standards into acquisition planning and contract administration. This RFI provides an important opportunity for contractors to voice potential burdens and compliance challenges that will be associated with implementing these…
March 14, 2013
President Obama recently issued an Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity that focuses on information sharing and collaboration “to maintain a cyber environment that encourages efficiency, innovation, and economic prosperity while promoting safety, security, business confidentiality, privacy, and civil liberties.” The Order also establishes a volunteer program…
January 28, 2013
As previously reported here, despite the FAR rule proposed last August relating to the protection of nonpublic Government information, the contracting community continues to wait for the Department of Defense (DoD) to issue a proposed rule governing unclassified information under Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Case 2008-D028, 75 Fed. Reg. 9563 (Mar. 3, 2010). Against…
August 31, 2012
Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) proposed a long-awaited new rule establishing requirements for the safeguarding of contractor information systems that contain or process nonpublic Government information. Basic Safeguarding of Contractor Information Systems, 77 Fed. Reg. 51496…
February 4, 2014
The Department of Defense (DOD) and the General Services Administration (GSA) Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience through Acquisition recently issued the much-anticipated final report to the President. This report fulfills the requirements of Section 8(e) of Executive Order 13636 (previously discussed here), which sought recommendations from DOD and GSA on “the…
October 25, 2013
As previously reported here, President Obama issued an Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity which, among other things, directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) to a develop a Cybersecurity Framework that would reduce cyber risks to the nation’s critical infrastructure. NIST recently released its Preliminary Cybersecurity…
May 24, 2013
The General Services Administration (“GSA”) recently issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) asking for public input on implementing cybersecurity standards into acquisition planning and contract administration. This RFI provides an important opportunity for contractors to voice potential burdens and compliance challenges that will be associated with implementing these…
March 14, 2013
President Obama recently issued an Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity that focuses on information sharing and collaboration “to maintain a cyber environment that encourages efficiency, innovation, and economic prosperity while promoting safety, security, business confidentiality, privacy, and civil liberties.” The Order also establishes a volunteer program…
January 28, 2013
As previously reported here, despite the FAR rule proposed last August relating to the protection of nonpublic Government information, the contracting community continues to wait for the Department of Defense (DoD) to issue a proposed rule governing unclassified information under Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Case 2008-D028, 75 Fed. Reg. 9563 (Mar. 3, 2010). Against…
August 31, 2012
Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) proposed a long-awaited new rule establishing requirements for the safeguarding of contractor information systems that contain or process nonpublic Government information. Basic Safeguarding of Contractor Information Systems, 77 Fed. Reg. 51496…
