IP and CMMC — two issues that could derail defense innovation efforts
… there are two thorny issues that need to be effectively addressed on this innovation journey: intellectual property (IP) and security. Both issues have seen […]
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The legal side of procurement with Alexander Canizares
Alexander Canizares joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss the legal side of the acquisition system. He is a senior counsel at Perkins-Coie, […]
Frank Kendall fires a shot across the bow of CMMC
The CMMC [Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification] Accreditation Body’s website shows an estimate that there will need to be 10,000 licensed Assessors trained and working full time […]
Cybersecurity requirements in RFIs by June 2020, RFPs by October — Here are some challenges
CMMC version 1.0 will start rolling out in RFIs in June 2020. There will be cyber requirements, CMMC levels, in RFIs. Companies will have to […]
Must contractors build an internal program office to comply with CMMC?
Richard Beutel: The feedback were getting from the companies is that the DOD is pushing a lot of the administrative and policy development back on […]
Unified cybersecurity standards, allowable costs, and whether it makes a difference
“We have a great deal of standards for cybersecurity. What we are lacking is a unified standard,” Arrington said June 12 during a webinar sponsored […]