A Cybersecurity Program for all Defense Contractors
by Howard Snow, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Over a year ago the Pentagon finalized a cybersecurity standard that contractors needed to follow in order to hold and win new defense contracts. That standard was called the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 1.0. This system was built on a five tiered framework that […]
Strengthen the Domestic Industrial Base through “Buy American”
The Buy American Act was signed into law by President Hoover on his last day in office in 1933. This law requires the United States Government to prefer US made product in its purchased. The intent of the Act is to ensure that domestic materials make up the bulk of government purchased materials. In simpler […]
Continuing Resolution Budget Update
A continuing resolution is a temporary funding measure that allows to federal funding to continue to flow when congress has not passed a Fiscal Year’s Budget. When this happens Congress will pass an appropriation act to fund federal agencies, but only at the level of the previous Fiscal Year’s funding levels. That means no new […]