January 2020 was a very important month for DOD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiative. Last week, on January 31, 2020, DOD issued CMMC “Version 1.0” to the public....more
2/5/2020
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On December 13, 2019, DOD issued “Draft Version 0.7” of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to the public. Version 0.7 is a 190-page document, compared to the 90-page Version 0.6 issued in November of this...more
DoD’s 2016 final rule promulgating cybersecurity requirements at DFARS 252.204-7012 was a momentous development for DoD contractors, in part because the requirements included compliance with 110 security controls in National...more
As predicted, a recent decision from the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of California is the first sign of a new, and potentially enormous wave, of Civil False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33 (“FCA”) actions...more
5/30/2019
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GAO’s authority to hear protests involving other transaction agreements, or “OTAs,” has been in the headlines over the past year. GAO recently issued a decision holding that it will not review the award of non-procurement...more
As part of a series of recent Government publications concerning Department of Defense (DOD) cybersecurity efforts relating to contractors, on January 21, 2019, Ellen Lord, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more