DFARS Safeguarding Clause

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Adding to the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA) new cybersecurity responsibilities, the Department of Defense (DoD) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USDAS) recently issued a memorandum titled Strategically Implementing Cybersecurity Contract Clauses that increases DCMA’s role.  The memorandum tasks DCMA with implementing a process to perform company-wide assessments of contractors’ compliance