Implications of Cyber Clauses in Contracts

On August 26 and December 30, the Department of Defense issued interim rules that greatly expanded the obligations imposed on defense contractors for safeguarding covered defense information and for reporting cybersecurity incidents.

It is especially important for contractors to address compliance now because a government-wide federal acquisition rule is expected later this year and similar requirements are likely to be imposed outside of the Defense Department.

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