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Defense contracts agency to allow updates on scores for contractor cyber regime compliance

By Sara Friedman / November 11, 2020

The Defense Contract Management Agency will give contractors the opportunity to make updates on their compliance with NIST Special Publication 800-171 in the Pentagon’s Supplier Performance Risk System, according to agency leader John Ellis.

Contractors who handle controlled unclassified information will be required to submit a basic assessment of their compliance with 110 controls in the National Institute of Standards and Technology publication starting on Nov. 30 for new contracts. The requirement is part of an interim rule that...


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