Pentagon Data Breaches and You: Why Am I Held to a Higher Standard?
The military suffered another data breach, impacting potentially 2.8 million living individuals. This isn’t the first time the government has been hacked, and it certainly isn’t the last. Data breaches are a hot topic in the news again due to AIs escaping their confines to compromise secure networks. In light of these and related developments, […]
The Army Goes Commercial: What Directive 2026-19 Means for Software Contractors
In this post, Associate Attorney Chase Tavernier gives an overview of Army Directive 2026-19, its key requirements including mandatory software acquisition processes, a commercial-first solutions approach, and using testing and cybersecurity to enable speedy delivery. Chase also provides insights on how contractors should proceed under this new Directive. Key Takeaways Army Directive 2026-19 (“Directive […]
Phishing for Contractors: A Cybersecurity Dilemma for GSA Schedule Holders
Most of us have received phishing emails in the past. Whether from actual criminals or from IT staff testing our ability to distinguish good from bad, phishing is a reality for all of us. Many phishing attempts are obvious, often intentionally so. A more difficult to detect phishing scheme has been targeting government contractors, especially […]
AGPL and Government Contracting
Open source software is widely used both by the government and by government contractors. Open source libraries are frequently integrated into software delivered to the government, and most developers understand how to integrate open source code properly. However, relatively new open source licenses are designed to reduce the availability of these tried and true development […]
Something CMMC This Way Comes
We are closing in on October 1, which is the over/under date for when the new rule for when the final rule requiring the inclusion of CMMC in Department of Defense solicitations will take effect. Billions of electrons have been spilled talking about CMMC already, so I won’t go into detail on that here. What […]