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Comment Period Extended for NIST SP 800-171 Assessment Guide

By Kate M. Growley on Posted in Cybersecurity / Data Security, Government Agencies, Government Contracting, Government Regulations & FISMA, Information Management, Public Sectors
Less than two weeks after the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a draft version of NIST SP 800-171A, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information, on November 28, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announced today that the comment period has been extended to January 15, 2018.  This gives interested parties… Continue Reading

Insider Threats Meet Litigation

By Kate M. Growley on Posted in Cybersecurity / Data Security, Data Breach, Government Contracting, Information Management
Last week, we highlighted our colleagues’ post in Crowell’s Trade Secrets Trends focusing on recent comments submitted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce regarding the need to stem the cyber theft of intellectual property.  Today, we once again turn to our sister blog to highlight an example of how that theft plays out in the… Continue Reading

Interim Rule Could Expand Already Onerous DFARS Cyber Requirements

By Kate M. Growley, Evan D. Wolff and Maida Oringher Lerner on Posted in Cybersecurity / Data Security, Data Breach, Government Agencies, Government Contracting, Government Regulations & FISMA, Information Management, Privacy, Public Sectors, Rules
Yesterday, the DoD published an Interim Rule that, if finalized as drafted, would expand the already onerous requirements of the DFARS Safeguarding Clause to a broader array of potentially 10,000 defense contractors.  Citing “recent high-profile breaches of federal information,” the DoD’s Interim Rule emphasizes the need for clear, effective, and consistent cybersecurity protections in its… Continue Reading

Partner David Bodenheimer Recognized as Co-Chair of ABA PCL “Committee of the Year”

By Kate M. Growley on Posted in Cybersecurity / Data Security, Government Contracting, Privacy, Public Sectors
Crowell & Moring is proud to announce that the ABA Public Contract Law Section has recognized Partner David Bodenheimer, along with Maureen Kelly of Northrop Grumman and Annejanette Pickens of General Dynamics, for their exceptional efforts as co-chairs of the Section’s Committee on Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection.  The Section recently presented the Committee with… Continue Reading

Economic Espionage: A Real Risk for Universities

By Kate M. Growley, Laurel Pyke Malson, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner and Harvey Rishikof on Posted in Cybersecurity / Data Security, Data Breach, Government Agencies, Government Contracting, Government Regulations & FISMA, Information Management, Privacy, Public Sectors
The recent arrests of Chinese nationals for alleged economic espionage are raising eyebrows across American industries, who are rightfully asking how they can protect themselves from becoming the next foreign target. U.S. universities have been key figures in these headlines. The risk of economic espionage is a serious one for higher education because universities are… Continue Reading

Join Us for OOPS 2015! Cybersecurity Risk Management: The View from Washington and Beyond

By Kate M. Growley, Peter B. Miller, Evan D. Wolff and Maida Oringher Lerner on Posted in Cybersecurity / Data Security, Data Breach, Government Agencies, Government Contracting, Information Management, Internet of Things, Privacy, Public Sectors
Crowell & Moring would like to invite government contractors to ring-side seats for the fight of the year – Congress v. the White House.  This year’s Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS) will focus on the dynamic interplay between the opposite ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and how it will ultimately impact government contractors across the industry.… Continue Reading

Crowell & Moring Releases “Data Law Trends & Developments” and Announces Expanded “Data Law Insights” Blog

By Jeane A. Thomas on Posted in Accessibility, Admissibility, Cloud Computing, Cooperation/Meet & Confer, Criminal Law, Cybersecurity / Data Security, Data Breach, Ethics, Government Agencies, Government Contracting, Government Regulations & FISMA, Information Management, Preservation, Privacy, Privilege/Rule 502, Proportionality, Public Sectors, Rules, Sanctions, Social Media, Spoliation, Technology Assisted Review, Transnational Discovery
We are pleased to announce the publication of a report titled “Data Law Trends & Developments: E-Discovery, Privacy, Cyber-Security & Information Governance.” The report explores recent trends and anticipated future developments on critical issues related to the intersection of technology and the law, which affect a wide range of companies and industries. In addition, the… Continue Reading

New DFARS Safeguards and Reporting Requirements

By David Bodenheimer, David C. Hammond and Evan D. Wolff on Posted in Cybersecurity / Data Security, Government Agencies, Government Contracting, Government Regulations & FISMA
A DFARS final rule (Nov. 18, 2013) on the safeguarding of unclassified, controlled technical information requires contractors, among other things, to report within 72 hours of discovery any “cyber incident” (an action that results in an actual or potentially adverse affect on an information system and/or the information residing therein), preserve relevant data for at… Continue Reading

Government Sanctioned for Spoliation in $32 Million Bid Protest

By Crowell & Moring on Posted in Government Agencies, Government Contracting, Government Regulations & FISMA, Preservation, Sanctions, Spoliation
On January 14, 2013, a federal court sanctioned the government for failing to preserve a website advertising a $32 million Department of Veterans Affairs procurement, finding that the Federal Acquisition Regulations requiring the government to preserve documents related to procurements triggered its duty to preserve the website. Noting that the government’s conduct amounted to negligence… Continue Reading

Government Forced to Waive Privilege For Failing to Preserve Documents in FCA Case

By Justin P. Murphy on Posted in Government Agencies, Government Contracting, Preservation, Sanctions, Spoliation
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico recently upheld a Magistrate Judge’s recommendation for sanctions against the government for failing to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) in a False Claims Act case, ordering the government to produce certain privileged materials and to pay costs associated with the motion for sanctions. In United… Continue Reading