The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) has published three draft addenda to its manufacturer IoT guidance NISTIR 8259, as well as draft guidance for federal agencies, NIST SP 800-213, on integrating IoT devices into their networks. Notably, NIST published the addenda—8259B, 8259C, and 8259D—and 800-213 just days
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Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without
By Peter J. Eyre on
Posted in Legal Developments, Podcast
Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. This latest edition is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins and includes updates on the U.S. Cyber Command, a recent…
FedRAMP Issues First Provisional Certification to Cloud Contractor
By Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US & Gordon Griffin on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Just before the closing bell for 2012, the federal government gave its first approval for government-wide security authorization to a cloud service provider. On December 26, the General Services Administration (GSA) certified its first cloud service provider under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, more commonly known as FedRAMP. The GSA expects last month’s …