Following the 17th December 2020 and our presentation with the UK Defence trade associations ADS Group and Team Defence Information (TDI), Katie Arrington the CISO for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment and myself.…
When the 2021 Defence Authorisation Act gets signed the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy will be changed to Assistant Secretary of Defense, requiring Senate confirmation. Elevating the role and profile of the DIB under the…
For members of the US Defence Industry Base outside of the US. On 17th December the UK Defence trade associations ADS Group and Team Defence Information (TDI), Katie Arrington the CISO for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defence…
The US President-elect has announced one of his most important positions, The Defence Secretary. Brining 4 Star General Lloyd Austin out of retirement. If approved he would be bring a broad range of experience leading the US central command whose…
The US has been moving ahead with its CMMC programme, targeting its global Defence Industry base (DIB), with an effective date of the 30.11.2020 for its interim final ruling. Following which all contractors and subcontractors will have to demonstrate their…
On the 29th of September 2020 the US Department of Defence released its Interim Final Ruling (ruling) for DFARS Case D041, effective 30th November 2020. Improving the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Federal Contract Information (FCI) across the…
Well worth a read. Section B of the US 2019 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) comes into affect on the 13th August 2020. It prevents US federal agencies from “enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) with…
I have enclosed a document which is well worth a read, specifically Part 252.204.7012 (Safeguarding Covered Defence Information and Cyber Incident Reporting), page 10, as it forms a foundation for CMMC. There are couple of observations, which I would like…
Worth a read. The CMMC programme is taking shape for US DoD procurement and its implementation across the Defence Industry Base (DIB). If and when CMMC gets embedded in to the release of DFARS (defence procurement regulation) it will formalise…
The US Department of Defence (DoD) is deploying a NIST (and DFARS) based standard through its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) programme. Their supply chain has over 300,000+ companies across its Defence Industry Base(DIB), extending globally. Whether you make boots…
