The US DoJ Civil Cyber Initiative is having a sluggish start, but a start all the same.

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The US DoJ Civil Cyber Initiative is having a sluggish start, but a start all the same. One often wonders whether it is more a case of too many opportunities to choose from, not enough qualified staff, or balancing national interest over national security. But with new acts being put through Congress on nation-state threat actors, that may change.

Much talk is given to the use of the False Claims Act (FCA) and its use against DFARS 252.204-7012 compliance. In this case, a penalty was paid by Georgia Tech University in response to a claim, brought about by Whistleblowers, raising concerns that false submissions were made to cybersecurity compliance, against DFARS 7012. It’s not a large penalty, but it sends a clear signal that cybersecurity compliance under DFARS is important for national security.

“Deficiencies in cybersecurity controls pose a significant threat to our national security and jeopardize sensitive DoD programs that put our servicemembers at risk”, “As force multipliers, we place a substantial amount of trust in our contractors, and those who ignore the rules will be held accountable.” Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS).

@Thaddeus Dziekanowski Brian D. McCarthy Faisal Khan

Veritas GRC United States Department of War DoD Office of Inspector General Defense Criminal Investigative Service

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