On June 21, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a long-anticipated cybersecurity final rule that revises an existing clause and adds two new clauses to the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation related to contractors’ handling of controlled unclassified information.

Read on for highlights from this rule, which goes into effect July 21 and is likely to complicate DHS contractors’ cybersecurity compliance programs.

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Jessica’s practice covers a wide range of matters that arise when doing business with the United States government. She assists clients in complying with the complex array of regulations governing those entities that enter agreements with the federal government, whether by traditional contracting under the Federal Acquisition Regulation and its supplements, or through funding agreements under 2 C.F.R. Part 200.

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