The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Williams, and Mickey Liebner; Mayer Brown Bipartisan, bicameral legislation in the US Congress would mandate the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (“NIST”) Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (“Framework”) by federal agencies.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

AUGUST 20, 2024

Other courts don’t, and unlike negligence where the manufacturer or seller may be exculpated if it did not intend and could not reasonably foresee a use that caused harm, the threshold instead is what the end user or consumer reasonably expected.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

And experts said merely withdrawing the technical assessment, which the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions (PEO-MLB) asked for as part of its risk management strategy, doesn’t offset the critical findings. Today, more than 100 contract actions worth more than $1.5

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Williams, and Mickey Liebner; Mayer Brown Bipartisan, bicameral legislation in the US Congress would mandate the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (“NIST”) Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (“Framework”) by federal agencies.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

GSA Requesting Feedback on Draft Supply Chain Risk Management Questionnaire The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Information Technology Category has developed a supplier assurance questionnaire to gather information regarding cybersecurity supply chain risk management (C-SCRM).

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Great Government Through Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Ascend will include recently updated standards on supply chain risk management (SCRM) and cyber SCRM (C-SCRM). FinOps: At first, contractors were required to monitor and automatically suspend cloud services when consumption reached certain thresholds. Ascend will make it easier for agencies to comply with cybersecurity mandates.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The priority areas are: Asset Management Vulnerability Management Defensible Architecture Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Incident Detection & Response Each priority area includes further alignment goals to address these variations. The CMMC 2.0

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This month, CISA extended the charter through 2026 for the Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force. Now, CISA said the task force can continue to work on software assurance guides and start to examine how AI could mitigate supply chain risks. Survey responses are due by March 1. (

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

The document, officially titled “Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 The new draft guidance also shifts the focus away from “detecting, analyzing, prioritizing, and handling incidents” to incorporating incident response into overall cybersecurity risk management activities.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

In addition, he will provide updates on the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes as part of the integration of technology in delivering best value healthcare. Entities that meet certain threshold criteria – regardless of size – are covered by the rule. What needs to be reported?

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

For procurements exceeding specified thresholds, justification must document the effort to find alternative suppliers, listing unique technical requirements and companies contacted. Therefore, procurement teams must implement strategies to manage these risks effectively.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

For bulk sensitive personal data, there is a yet-to-be-determined volume threshold that must be involved in the transaction for it to be covered. Suggested thresholds in the ANPRM range from data sets on 100 U.S. Government-related data, there is no threshold requirement and the data categories will be covered regardless of volume.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

The proposed changes to the DFARS are primarily to: Add references to the CMMC 2.0

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 29, 2024

DoD’s approach to fix its computers is function over form Biden signs $1.2 DoD’s approach to fix its computers is function over form Biden signs $1.2

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Section 2(g) refers to AI risk management, and states that It is important to manage the risks from the Federal Government’s own use of AI and increase its internal capacity to regulate, govern, and support responsible use of AI to deliver better results for Americans. Section 10.1(b) Section 10.1(b)

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

There is no exception for contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, for commercial products and services, or for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products. The new FAR provisions are to be included in all solicitations and contracts.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There is no exception for contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, for commercial products and services, or for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products. The new FAR provisions are to be included in all solicitations and contracts.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Seeking Member Feedback on GSA C-SCRM Questionnaire GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service is developing a voluntary Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Assurance Questionnaire for information and communications technology vendors.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 18, 2025

Large corporations often view disputes as a risk management tool, whereas smaller entities may perceive them as a critical threat. Jolley explained that third-party funding can de-risk the use of international arbitration to recover disputed amounts. For example, Mr.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) Releases Implementation Guidance Following President Biden’s AI Executive Order On November 1, 2023, OMB released draft guidance on Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As CISA has noted , [an SBOM] has emerged as a key building block in software security and software supply chain risk management. Request for Feedback on Proposed Rule Raising Procurement Thresholds The Coalition plans to submit comments on a November 29 proposed rule, “Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds.”

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Federal News Network

MARCH 12, 2025

If we can find a way to do risk management versus being so risk intolerant that would be a good start,” he said. Giddens said there is no real customer or value for them, particularly those contracts under the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

There is no exception for contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, for commercial products and services, or for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products. Submit Your Feedback on Draft FedRAMP Memo The Coalition will be submitting comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s draft FedRAMP memo.

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