IT sector identifies scoping issues in proposed incident reporting rule for federal contractors

Information technology stakeholders are asking for clarification on how the government will scope requirements for contractors on incident reporting and information sharing through a proposed rule for federal contractors mandated by the 2021 cyber executive order.

“While we support the goal of improving the nation’s ability to identify, mitigate and respond to cyber incidents, we are concerned about several aspects of the proposed regulations. For example, we have strong concerns about the scope and scale of the proposed regulations,” stakeholders...