As federal civilian agencies and the Department of Defense raise cybersecurity expectations across major acquisition vehicles, government contractors face closer scrutiny of third-party risk. Contractors that handle agency data are increasingly asked to show...

ISO 9001:2026 is approaching publication, and for Government Contractors already certified to ISO 9001:2015, the important question is not what ISO 9001 is. It is what will need to change. ISO has confirmed the official publication date for the 6th edition is...

Artificial intelligence adoption does not always begin with a major company-wide project. It may start with an employee using an AI assistant to summarize a document. A marketing team may use generative AI to create content. Developers may use AI coding tools. Sales...

Getting ISO 27001 certified is often treated as the finish line. In reality, it's the starting point of a three-year cycle and for growing government contractors, it's a cycle most are not actually planning for. If you certified two years ago with one contract vehicle...

Getting ISO 27001 Renewal right is about more than keeping a certificate active. For growing federal contractors, renewal is an opportunity to make sure your Information Security Management System (ISMS) still reflects how your business actually operates. ISO 27001...

If your SEWP VI award includes cloud offerings under Category A or B, you are likely facing a question that has no single right answer: ISO 27001 or FedRAMP first? Both signal security maturity to federal buyers, but they are not interchangeable, and pursuing the...

NASA has finalized one of the largest IT acquisition vehicles in federal history. Across Categories A, B, and C, the agency made 2,115 awards to 1,490 vendors under SEWP VI, a 10-year, $60 billion contract vehicle that opens for ordering on November 1, 2026. If your...