President Trump issued a cybersecurity Executive Order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity” (Trump EO), along with a corresponding Fact Sheet on June 6, 2025. The Trump EO clears some of the...more
6/16/2025
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Cloud Computing ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Internet of Things ,
National Security ,
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WHAT: The FAR Council published a proposed rule to incorporate the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program into the acquisition process and, in doing so, seeks to more clearly define government and contractor roles...more
1/29/2025
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
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Risk Management
WHAT: As we previously reported here, on October 3, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a pair of major cybersecurity rules intended to implement key parts of President Biden’s May 2021...more
10/12/2023
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Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
DFARS ,
Executive Orders ,
FBI ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
Software ,
Subcontractors
On April 27, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities to solicit public comments on a...more
WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a proposed rule requiring certain contractors to make representations regarding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related financial risk,...more