GSA proposes new cybersecurity reporting rules for contractors

FedScoop: The General Services Administration is proposing new rules shaping how contractors protect government information on the IT systems they manage.

Tucked in a Friday Federal Register post detailing the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, two proposed rules — GSAR Case 2016-G511 and 2016-G515 — call for amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation to include requirements for contractors to safeguard GSA information in a solicitation’s statement of work, as well as the procedures for they inform the agency of a potential breach.

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