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DoD supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation setting defense-specific contracting rules, including cybersecurity and CMMC requirements for suppliers.
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The Department of War took the third-party assessment requirement out of the November contract cycle and asked a task force to rethink the program. Suppliers now decide alone how much remediation to keep funding.
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Evolution Metals wants ten times the magnet output from its Pohang plant. The gating item is a power connection that has to grow from 130 megawatts to about 750, and the utility is covering most of that build.
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ICIT's Parham Eftekhari says CISA is rehiring under acting leadership while keeping vulnerability management running, and that states keep writing AI law regardless of Executive Order 14365. Two of his five items already bind.
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Kiteworks found 96% of defense contractors trust their self-attested SPRS score and 29% can substantiate it. The DFARS duty to attest accurately never stopped when the third-party audits did.
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PyroGenesis says a DoD- and NASA-linked research lab placed its first Ti64 order only after DFARS compliance was confirmed. The gate on new AM feedstock suppliers is regulatory.
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CyberSheath's 2026 survey puts the average SPRS self-assessment at +51, but only 65% of contractors trust their own number. Treat supplier scores as claims, not findings.
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