DOD plans quicker, more comprehensive cybersecurity standards for contractors 

Defense IT contractors who can demonstrate an assured supply chain and secure coding practices will soon be able to get fast track approval to have their products operate on DOD networks, radically shortening a process that often takes months or years at present, Pentagon Chief Software Officer Rob Vietmeyer said April 10. 

The Defense Department will tell contractors, “if you want the fast path to get past these long [approval] cycles, if you want to demonstrate that your product is trustworthy and secure enough for these defense missions … demonstrate through independent testing that your products meet these types of controls, and we’ll get you on the fast test list,” he told an audience of industry executives at AFCEA Northern Virginia chapter’s Innovation IT day event in Herndon. 

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