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New House Speaker. New cyber guidelines. What contractors can do to navigate it all.

There is now more cyber guidance than ever for the companies that do business with the government. You can also expect even more when it comes to other…

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/NicoElNinoCyber security IT engineer working on protecting network against cyberattack from hackers on internet. Secure access for online privacy and personal data protection. Hands typing on keyboard and PCB

Culture disruption or enablement — Marking and tagging CUI in government agencies

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U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cybersp/Staff Sgt. Jacob OsborneMarines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command pose for photos in the cybersecurity operations center at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland.

NIST’s changes to SP 800-171 stress flexibility, harmonization

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(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)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

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

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

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cybersecurity maturity model certification

Pentagon strips down CMMC program to streamline industry cyber assessments

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New vetting guidelines set to advance security clearance reform ideas

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

The Defense Department continues to test out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process with pathfinders and plans to pilot the approach…

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

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has asked the White House to repeal an Obama-era executive order putting controlled unclassified information…

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

For the latest, Tom Temin spoke with Bob Metzger, an attorney at Rogers, Joseph O’Donnell and co-author of the Mitre Report “Deliver Uncompromised.”

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