The Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services Rule was the subject of two interim rules published Aug. 26, 2015 (80 FR 51739) and Dec. 30, 2015 (80 FR 81472), before being published as a final rule Oct. 21, 2016 (81 FR 72986), and clarified by DoD through answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), published Jan. 27, 2017.

The Rule requires that contractors “implement NIST SP 800-171, as soon as practical, but…
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