Govconlaw Blog
Department of Defense Expands Voluntary Cybersecurity Information Sharing Program
Published Date: June 10, 2024
On March 12, 2024, the Department of Defense issued a final rule revising the eligibility criteria for its voluntary Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity (“DIB”) Program. The Final Rule “expands eligibility for the DIB CS Program from only contractors that possess an active Facility Clearance to all defense contractors who own or operate an unclassified information system that processes, stores, or [...] Read More
Federal Construction Projects: Final Rule on Project Labor Agreement (PLA)
By: Aaron C. Schlesinger, Julia Loudenburg
Published Date: January 17, 2024
Beginning on January 22, 2024, in compliance with President Biden’s February 4, 2022 Executive Order, 14603, federal construction projects with a total estimated cost of $35 million are required to utilize a project labor agreement (“PLA”) unless the contracting agency grants an exception. The Federal Register estimates that this rule will impact approximately 119 IDIQ contracts each year; these contracts [...] Read More