The FAR Councils have published a final rule to address the safeguarding of contractor information systems that contain or process information provided by or generated for the Government. This new regulation does not apply to information that is public. It addresses basic and enhanced safeguarding procedures for the protection of DoD unclassified information. These new rules apply to all acquisitions, including acquisitions of commercial items other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, when a contractor’s information system may contain Federal contract information. The effective date is about a month out, June 17, 2016.
Source: New Rule for Safeguarding Federal Contract Information | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’
