The Obama administration is preparing to release a new policy to homogenize the way vendors secure agency data.
The proposal, which could be published as early as today, follows hacks at two background checkers and the Office of Personnel Management that potentially compromised the security of personnel who handle U.S. secrets.
“The increase in threats facing federal information systems demand that certain issues regarding security of information on these systems is clearly, effectively, and consistently addressed in federal contracts,” states a notice posted Thursday, July 30, 2015 in the Federal Register.
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