Eric Crusius

Nothing from the government comes without gobs of documentation

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has been in gestation at the Defense Department longer than a baby elephant. CMMC is still not operational,…

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FILE - The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington, on June 5, 2015. The Department of Homeland Security says the U.S. faces a

Homeland Security is finally off the dime with regulations on sensitive information

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An update on a contractor cybersecurity rule VA imposed this year

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CMMC spurs cybersecurity awareness, but don’t sleep on everything else

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Task order protests made up larger percentage of all GAO complaints in 2020

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Pentagon strips down CMMC program to streamline industry cyber assessments

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(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa.  Companies with at least 100 workers will be required to give employees paid time off to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and paid sick leave if they have side effects from the shots. That's according to a Biden administration official who spoke Monday, Nov. 1,  about pending vaccine-mandate rules from OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

For contractors, guidance on ever-evolving federal vaccine mandate makes compliance difficult

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A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Contractors say, when they roll up their sleeves to help the government, this isn’t what they had in mind

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Deadline to cut federal ties with Chinese telecom companies fast approaching

Thursday brings the statutory deadline for contractors to certify they comply with law banning telecommunications equipment from certain Chinese companies.

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Second supply chain risk management rule drops putting agencies, vendors on notice

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council will require all contracts released or awarded after Aug. 13 to include a clause prohibiting agencies to award…

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Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting Kim Herrington (DoD)Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting Kim Herrington (DoD)

DoD, ODNI sign ‘permission slips’ to keep contractors viable through the pandemic

The Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released memos late last week outlining how contractor officers can implement a provision of the stimulus spending bill to pay contractors if they can’t work because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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