From: Federal Times
Security experts often make the case for building cybersecurity into federal systems and solutions up front. Those results have been mixed, at best.
But that’s expected to change as government officials flesh out recommendations for incorporating security standards into the federal acquisition process. That includes setting baseline cybersecurity requirements for contractors bidding on work that could pose cyber risks.
“We are entering a new era where every federal acquisition is going to have a cyber component in it,” said Donald Johnson, with the Defense Department. “It hasn’t before. It’s happening now, and it’s going to happen more so in the future,” said Johnson, who spoke March 20 at the Acquisition Excellence conference in Washington.
Last year, President Obama tasked the General Services Administration and DoD with providing recommendations on the feasibility, security benefits and merits of aligning cybersecurity standards with the acquisition process. The agencies released six recommendations in January.
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