NEWS | NSBA Submits Comments to FAR Council on Addressing Controlled Unclassified Information
- NSBA
- Mar 17
- 1 min read
NSBA urges the Federal Aquisition Regulation (FAR) Council to remember America's most important economic community when considering proposed rules to address controlled unclassified information (CUI).
MARCH 17 | This week, NSBA submitted comments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council in response to its proposed rule addressing controlled unclassified information (CUI).
The proposed rule seeks to advance uniformity across agencies by, among other things, introducing a new standard form to be included in solicitations and contracts to "determine what information under the contract is considered CUI and how to properly safeguard the CUI."
In the comments, NSBA lauded the FAR Council for its efforts to streamline guidelines and protocols for cybersecurity, but warned that the proposed rule would create burdensome compliance costs for small business contractors.
NSBA similarly warned of these risks in its Oct. 2024 comments on the Defense Acquisition Regulation System's proposed rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturation Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program."
Read the full comments here, and follow NSBA as we continue advocating to ensure security protocols and procurement regulations do not unduly burden Small Business.
