Attention federal contractors – DOD, GSA and NASA propose adding a required contract clause for federal contractors to address data security.
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The White House’s Cybersecuirty Legislative Proposal
By Jason C. Gavejian on
Posted in Identity Theft, Workplace Privacy
Today the White House issued a Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal. The proposed legislation focuses on protecting the American people, the nation’s critical infrastructure, and the federal government’s computers and networks. While legislation of this nature would simplify the breach reporting process for businesses, and overall streamline cybersecurity laws, a number of legislative attempts to do this have previously…
Federal Agencies Tighten Data Security Screws on Federal Contractors
Federal contractors are subject to numerous requirements under federal law and, as we have previously highlighted here, need to keep pace with changes in law and regulation.
Under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) each federal agency is required to develop, document, and implement an agency-wide program to provide information security …