The Path to Software Attestation Contractors will soon have to attest to the government that any software they provide to the Government is secure, based on the Government’s definition of secure. The path to software attestation requirements for contractors started in May 2021 when the White House issued Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity....

Recently I was in a meeting with ten other people and we were trying to resolve a risky business situation that had legal and financial implications for the company. Discussing risky business situations with this group of folks was nothing new. In fact, we were having the same conversation over the same situation without any...

For small federal government contractors like SBIR, Small Business Innovation Research, contract holders often the goal is to grow so the business will be purchased by another company. When these contractors are in this growth phase, the founders are doing everything: drafting code, drafting engineering specs, developing business, identifying subcontractors, hiring employees, answering the phone,...