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US Government Contractors Now Required to Train Employees on Privacy

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightEffective January 19, 2017,  an update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) will require certain contractors that provide services to the federal government to train their employees on privacy.  New contracts into which the federal government enters with contractors will include privacy training requirements. In addition, the rule requires contractors to flow down privacy training … Continue reading

U.S. Department of Defense issues interim rule imposing network penetration reporting requirements and addressing cybersecurity of cloud computing services

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn August 25, 2015, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued interim rule DARS-2015-0039, which amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) to implement a network penetration reporting requirement for contractors. Additionally, this rule implements DoD policy on the purchase of cloud computing services.… Continue reading
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