Controlled unclassified information

ISOO director to step down next summer

Mark Bradley, a former CIA officer, has served as director of the Information Security Oversight Office since 2016.

Open Data/Transparency

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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS eyes plan to use self-assessments to evaluate contractor cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

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A new challenge to automate one of the most tedious jobs in government

Acquisition

Now a special security publication for the bulk of most of the data agencies worry about

Contracting

More companies may have to get a CMMC assessment after all

Cybersecurity

Pentagon strips down CMMC program to streamline industry cyber assessments

Defense

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New vetting guidelines set to advance security clearance reform ideas

Defense

CMMC update: Pilots, 3PAOs and more of what vendors need to know

Reporter's Notebook

ODNI asks White House to undo ‘overcomplicated’ system for sensitive records

Agency Oversight

New rule about protecting ‘controlled’ information to affect contractors, other gov’t partners

Federal Drive

Pentagon planning new steps to shore up smaller suppliers’ cybersecurity

Defense

For vendors, DoD’s CUI requirements more than an exercise

Scott Schlimmer, co-founder of Cybersaint Security, and Bill Brennan, senior director of cyber business enablement at Leidos, explain why contractors could…

Commentary

Mark Tanner: How contractors handle controlled, but unclassified, information

The Obama administration was the source for a large number of new rules for federal contractors. One rule for defense, by executive order, requires special…

Federal Drive

Classified vs. controlled unclassified information: what you should know

Classified documents usually get all the attention, but a new rule is addressing the way controlled information is marked and disseminated in non-classified documents.