NIST 800-171

What Every Government Contractor Needs to Know Now

What Every Government Contractor Needs to Know Now

Government contractors who don't have cybersecurity, beginning in the fall of 2020, may not be able to bid on new government contracts.

Yesterday afternoon I sat through a webinar with Katie Arrington, the head of the government's efforts to solidify cybersecurity in the DoD Supply Chain.  Here's what I found out.

It started here; President Trump, May 2017, released Executive Order 13800 on "Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure."  Since that time, there has been a dizzying array of orders, laws, recommendations, planning, and putting into action.