Software acquisition rules to be the focus of Defense Dept. public meeting in December

The Defense Department is planning a Dec. 20 public meeting on amending defense acquisition regulations related to technical data and computer software, including the role of cybersecurity reviews, as part of a series of meetings on data regulations.

DOD is seeking the “views of experts and interested parties in government and the private sector” on revising the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or DFARS, on “procedures for acquisition of technical data and computer software, and associated license rights,” according to...