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PSC Recommends OMB Cybersecurity Acquisition Guidance Changes

Friday, September 18th, 2015

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PSC Recommends OMB Cybersecurity Acquisition Guidance Changes

PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway. Photo: PSC

The Professional Services Council (PSC) expressed concerns with the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) draft cybersecurity guidance in a Sept. 10 letter to federal officials, the lobbying and advocacy group for the technology and professional services industry said Monday. The proposed guidance, “Improving Cybersecurity Protections in Federal Acquisitions,” was posted for public comment on August 11 (Defense Daily, Aug. 13). The letter to Federal Chief Information officer (CIO) Tony Scott and Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFFP) Administrator Anne…

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