Federal Times: A report released on Jan. 29 lays out six recommendations for incorporating security standards into the government’s acquisition process, including one that would ensure agencies do business only with companies that meet baseline security standards.
Last February, President Obama tasked the General Services Administration and Defense Department with providing recommendations on the feasibility, security benefits and merits of aligning cybersecurity standards with the acquisition process. The executive order also called on the agencies to provide steps for making consistent the existing cyber-related requirements for procurement.
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