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Navy-Marine Corps Issue Supplement to DFARS Cybersecurity Rule

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| October 10, 2019

In the face of increasing concern over the security of Navy and Marine Corps (Navy) programs, the Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NMCARS) was updated on September 6, 2019 to incorporate significant additional cybersecurity compliance, monitoring and reporting requirements, as well as identify potential penalties for contractor noncompliance with cybersecurity requirements or delivery ofRead More

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DoD Rolls Out Draft Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Framework To Validate Contractor Cybersecurity Compliance

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| September 11, 2019

Comments Due September 25, 2019 Earlier this year, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Logistics Kevin Fahey announced that the Department of Defense (“DoD”) was working with Carnegie Mellon University and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to develop a new cybersecurity standard and certification framework for defense contractors, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”).Read More

Topics: Cyber, Data Security, and Privacy