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U.S. Government Issues Software Security Procurement Guidance

On September 14, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum to all federal agencies (“OMB Memorandum”) requiring them to comply with certain software security standards and guidelines published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) when procuring third-party software solutions.

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