DoD Extends Cyber Reporting Paperwork: Because Threats Don't Take Vacations
Published Date: 6/6/2025
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Summary
The Department of Defense wants to keep collecting info about cyber incidents and cloud computing from contractors to keep things safe and secure. They’re asking for public feedback and plan to extend this info collection for another three years, which helps everyone stay on the same page without adding extra hassle. This affects companies working with the DoD and keeps cybersecurity strong through October 2028.
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DoD Extends Contractor Cyber Reporting
If you contract with the Department of Defense, you must continue to provide cyber-incident and cloud-computing information under the DFARS information collection. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the collection through October 31, 2025, and DoD asks OMB to extend the requirement so it would expire three years after OMB's approval date.
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