Have You Certified Your Compliance with Section 889 of the McCain FY 2019 NDAA?
On July 14, 2020, the FAR Counsel posted an Interim Rule implementing Section 889 (a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain NDAA for FY 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232). Section 889 (a) deals with the prohibition for ”executive agencies from entering into, or extending or renewing, a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or […]
New DoD Cybersecurity Requirements
On September 29, 2020, the Department of Defense issued an interim rule to amend the DFARS to implement a DoD Assessment Methodology and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) framework. This rule was issued to assess DoD contractor’s implementation of cybersecurity requirements within the entire supply chain. The new rule revised Part 204 to add policy […]
MWL Counsel Jody Reed Discusses the CARES Act and OTAs for Federal Publications
MWL Counsel Jody Reed recently spoke with Todd Hatherly of Federal Publications on the CARES Act and its impact on Other Transaction Agreements. To listen to the podcast click here. You May Also Like
MWL Counsel Jody Reed to Speak on COVID-19 Impacts: Contract Pricing, Cost Reimbursements and Price Adjustments
MWL Counsel Jody Reed will be participating on a panel entitled, “COVID-19 Impacts: Contract Pricing, Cost Reimbursements and Price Adjustments” on April 14, 2020 for the ABA Public Contract Law Section, Accounting and Pricing Committee. Share on email Share on facebook Share on google Share on twitter You May Also Like
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Impacts on Government Contractors
Set forth below is a high level summary of certain recent actions taken by the federal government to address the COVID-19 pandemic. This summary is intended to highlight the issues and concerns of interest to government contractors and is certainly not a comprehensive or complete description of the new laws. 1. Families First Coronavirus Response […]
MWL Counsel Jody Reed to Speak on COVID-19 and the Federal Government Contracting Impact
MWL Counsel Jody Reed will be participating on a webinar panel entitled, “COVID-19 And The Federal Government Contracting Impact – 102.” The webinar is on Friday, March 27, 2020, at 1:00PM and is being hosted by Jennifer Schaus & Associates. The upcoming webinar is complimentary, but registration is required through this link. UPDATE: The webinar […]
MWL Counsel Jody Reed to Present Webinar on Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
MWL Counsel Jody Reed will be presenting a webinar on the new Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification or CMMC on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 12:00 pm as part of the weekly webinar series hosted by Jennifer Schaus & Associates. Details of the CMMC requirements are expected to be finalized later this […]
New DoD Cybersecurity Requirements for 2020 – Part 2
In my previous blog, I describe the basic requirements for the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program. In this blog, I describe the potential impacts on contractors. So, what is different about CMMC and why should every Department of Defense (“DoD”) contractor care? First, unlike the current DFARS 252.204-7012 requirements, this certification will apply […]
New DoD Cybersecurity Requirements for 2020 – Part 1 Background
Starting in June 2019, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) has been working on a new cybersecurity certification program – Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”). The timeline for this new program has been aggressive – version R0.4 was released to the public on August 30, 2019, for comments, version R0.6 is due to be released this […]
MWL Counsel Johana “Jody” Reed to Moderate a Panel on “Workforce Planning: Women in Cyber, Veterans, Diversity, Inclusion and Planning for the Future”
On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, from 2:45 to 3:45 EDT, MWL Counsel Johana “Jody” Reed will be moderating a panel discussion of workforce planning and women in cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity Summit 2019 in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Her panelists are Leah Schmid, Vice President, Administration, Delta Risk LLC, a Chertoff Group Company, and Christine Jung, […]