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ARTICLE · 04 OCTOBER 2018

Cybersecurity Compliance - A Key To Future DoD Awards

In a recent address at the Air Force Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan emphasized that cybersecurity will become a "critical measurement" for making contract awards as well as a significant consideration in holding a government contractor accountable for its performance.

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In a recent address at the Air Force Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan emphasized that cybersecurity will become a "critical measurement" for making contract awards as well as a significant consideration in holding a government contractor accountable for its performance.

Shanahan noted that while DoD acquisitions currently focus on three critical measurements—quality, cost and schedule—cybersecurity is "probably going to be what we call the . . . fourth critical measurement." The DoD is "going to work with [its] industrial partners to help them be as accountable for security as they are for quality."

Shanahan also noted that adequate cybersecurity protection is part of the standard baseline of government contracting security—it is not an optional feature. He commented, "And it shouldn't be that being secure comes with a big bill. It's just like we wouldn't pay extra for quality." Consequently, government

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