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Little-noticed interim rule overshadows two Supreme Court procurement decisions
The cost of False Claims Act incidents could double. But nobody seems to know that. The “Rule of Two” is mandatory for the Veterans Affairs Department no matter how well they are doing in meeting...
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DoD issues final rule to avoid counterfeit electronics
The Defense Department amended its acquisition rulebook to clarify contractors’ roles in keeping counterfeit electronics out of critical defense systems. And fake electronics have been a problem. A...
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Hard-nosed Pentagon negotiator removed from job
Trump administration officials are removing the Pentagon’s top weapon buying negotiator, who racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel costs and pushed a controversial plan to slow payments...
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A ban on Chinese tech is on the books — are feds ready?
Federal agencies have less than a week to update their upcoming and in-process contracts to include provisions that prohibit telecommunications equipment or services — or components of equipment or...
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Executive orders issued to combat ‘bureaucratic abuse’ by ‘rogue agencies’
President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders last week that the White House said were meant to curtail what it views as “abuses” of American citizens by federal agencies. The orders deal...
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DoD aims to issue proposed rule for certifying contractors’ cybersecurity in...
A sweeping plan to conduct independent third-party cybersecurity audits of prospective Defense Department contractors’ management of sensitive information will be subject to a formal rulemaking...
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Final DoD cybersecurity certification model due Friday
The Defense Department official leading the development of an ambitious plan to independently certify military contractors’ cybersecurity practices will review a final version of the plan Friday (Jan....
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Pentagon announces final version of cyber standards for contractors
During an event where Defense Department officials looked to dispel myths about a plan to certify the cybersecurity of its contractors through third-party audits, the department’s head of acquisitions...
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SBA issues final rule implementing certification for women-owned small...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on May 11, 2020, published its long-awaited Final Rule implementing important changes for Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (WOSBs) and Economically...
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Coronavirus constraints pose CMMC rule change delays
Social distancing requirements are complicating the Defense Department’s implementation of its unified cybersecurity standard. Katie Arrington, DoD’s chief information security officer for acquisition,...
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