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,…

Cybersecurity

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

Contracting

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An update on a contractor cybersecurity rule VA imposed this year

IT Modernization

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CMMC, CMMC Accreditation Body, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification,

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

Commentary

The suspension, debarment process could be improved, but not by DoJ taking the lead

Reporter's Notebook

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

Reporter's Notebook

cybersecurity maturity model certification

Pentagon strips down CMMC program to streamline industry cyber assessments

Defense

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

Contracting

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

Contracting

The future of CMMC is here

Commentary

When it comes to bid protests, vendors playing with even money at GAO

Reporter's Notebook

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.

Technology

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…

Acquisition Policy

Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting Kim Herrington (DoD)

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

Reporter's Notebook

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.