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What’s New – FAR Council Publishes Proposed Rules Concerning CUI and OCIs

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On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed two significant rule changes that could reshape compliance obligations for government contractors: one establishing standardized...more

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The DoD’s CMMC Rule Is Out: What Comes Next?

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On October 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published the final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program that not only finalizes the long-anticipated CMMC Rule but also foreshadows what...more

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DOD’s CMMC 2.0 Program Takes Step Forward with Release of Contract Rule Proposal

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The United States Department of Defense (DoD) took another big step on the path to instituting its highly anticipated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 program (CMMC 2.0). Once finalized, CMMC 2.0 will establish...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The CMMC Rule To Update the DFARS is Here!

The proposed rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) was published in the Federal Register on August 15, 2024 and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Not an April Fools Joke – FAR Part 40 Final Rule Has Been Published

On April 1, 2024, the FAR Council published a new Final Rule that establishes FAR Part 40 – but without any new provisions of substance. This Final Rule becomes effective on May 1, 2024. Subsequently, the FAR Council...more

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CMMC 2.0: Defense Contractors Get Ready

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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a proposed rule to implement its long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC 2.0). This proposed rule — released on December 26, 2023, and published in...more

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The New CMMC Rule: FAQs for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

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The Department of Defense (DoD) delivered its proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program rule (CMMC) the day after Christmas this year, including several related guidance documents (listed here). The proposed...more

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FAR Pushes Proposed Rules Comments Deadline Further

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On October 3, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council released two draft rules which would impose new cybersecurity requirements for federal contractors. Comment periods for both proposed rules were slated to...more

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New FAR Cybersecurity Requirements for Federal Contractors

This is an advisory update of key responsibilities for contractors under a proposed new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule that standardizes cybersecurity requirements for a Federal Information System (FIS). The...more

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“FAR” Reaching Consequences: Proposed FAR Cybersecurity Requirements Will Add New Obligations for Contractors

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Earlier this month the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council released two draft rules which would impose new cybersecurity requirements for federal contractors. The proposed rules, Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Two New Cybersecurity Proposed Rules Mean Big Changes for Federal Contractors

On October 3, 2023, the FAR Council released two long-awaited proposed rules for federal contractor cybersecurity stemming from the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order from May 2021 (Executive Order 14028)....more

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New Cybersecurity FAR Rules Poised to Have a Major Impact on Contractors

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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council on Oct. 3, 2023, issued two proposed rules to partially implement President Biden's Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity. The first proposed rule imposes...more

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DoD’s Squeeze of Chinese Telecom Equipment Continues

At the end of 2019, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) took another step to limit the potential cyber risks posed by telecommunications equipment manufactured by Chinese companies (and potentially Russian ones too). We...more

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