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Average security-clearance-processing speed, hits a speed bump

The federal government’s made huge progress in reducing security clearance processing times over the last several years. But there are some early signs…

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

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NIST takes on major vulnerability in cyber guidelines through novel ‘patch release’

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House bill would require federal contractors to adopt cyber vulnerability disclosure policy

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Cybersecurity comes home to roost for federal contractors

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Securing the software supply chain – Analysis of the new national cybersecurity strategy

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White House extends secure software attestation deadlines, offers clarifying guidance

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NIST SP 800-63-4: What the new phishing-resistant definition means for federal agencies

The recent drafts from National Institute of Standards and Technology around cybersecurity highlight important updates on where the government is moving…

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What NIST is hearing from industry about critical infrastructure cybersecurity

Some things in life are certain. Death, taxes and, wait for it: updates to NIST cybersecurity documents.

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

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s new draft update to Special Publication 800-171, Revision 3 takes into account a year’s worth of comments and data collection to make significant changes to the requirements.

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