President Biden Issues Executive Order to Overhaul Cyber and Software Supply Chain Security and Expand Incident Reporting for Contractors

Key Points - On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, President Biden issued EO 14,028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The EO sets out an ambitious schedule of reviews and rulemakings that portend significant changes in the software and cybersecurity industries, particularly for government contractors and cybersecurity and software solution providers. In the view of the administration, these changes should be regarded as the new normal of what will be considered “reasonable” cyber and supply chain...
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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