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DOD Plans Quicker, More Comprehensive Cybersecurity Standards for Contractors 

April 10, 2025 | By Shaun Waterman
Defense IT contractors who can demonstrate a secure supply chain and secure coding practices will soon be able to get fast track approval to have their products operate on DoD networks, radically shortening a process that often takes months or years at present, Pentagon Chief ...

How Congress, DOD Can Help Small Businesses Meet New Cyber Rules 

Dec. 10, 2024 | By Shaun Waterman
Congress and small business advocates are working on a series of fixes for a new Department of Defense cybersecurity certification program they fear will otherwise be a major disincentive for smaller, nontraditional defense suppliers to bid on Air Force and other defense contracts. 

Will DOD’s New Cybersecurity Program Stifle Small Businesses or Get Them to Tighten Up?

Nov. 12, 2024 | By Shaun Waterman
Next year, the long delayed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, or CMMC, will introduce cybersecurity compliance requirements into DOD contracts. Some are worried this added burden might discourage small and innovative companies from competing to sell to the Air and Space Forces. Others are proposing ...

Defense Industrial Base Health Gets a “C” Grade from NDIA

Feb. 5, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
A health of the defense industrial base was given a grade of "C" by the National Defense Industrial Association in a report released Feb. 5. The NDIA says the report will be issued annually to gauge whether the industrial base is able to surge at ...

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