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DOD-specific requirements for an organization’s IT infrastructure and U.S. compliance laws that may affect the firm

The organization’s IT infrastructure needs to provide adequate security for defense information. All the DoD contractors usually are covered by an interim rule where no exceptions are provided for the small businesses. Also, the IT infrastructure of the organization has to ensure proper management of the IT systems that store crucial information. The secured defense information entails large portion of the information that is non-classified stored in the IT system of the contractor. Secured defense information can be defined as the information that is unclassified. The technical information should be controlled where a military application needs to be used in controlling the access of the information (Barcomb, Humphries, and Mills, 2011). The security information that is related to military operations security has to be kept confidential. For example, the information that can assist in learning the capabilities and the intentions of the military need to be kept in a manner that can make sure such information is safeguarded.

The U.S compliance laws that are likely to affect the company include export control laws and arms regulations. The DoD contractors are expected to comply with the export laws where a violation of the laws can lead to a breach of the contract. Export administration regulations focus on technologies and products that are manufactured in the United States. The company may be affected by arms export control Act as DoD contractors in united states are expected to comply with the export regulations of technology (Bromley, Cooper, and Holtom, 2012). For example, the DoD contractors are expected to report concerning their compliance efforts periodically. Also, the DoD contractors are expected to maintain an export training program that is comprehensive and plan for export compliance with periodic audits being required.

References

Barcomb, K. E., Humphries, J. W., & Mills, R. F. (2011, November). A case for DoD application of public cloud computing services. In Military Communications Conference, 2011-Milcom 2011 (pp. 1888-1893). IEEE.

Bromley, M., Cooper, N., & Holtom, P. (2012). The UN Arms Trade Treaty: arms export controls, the human security agenda and the lessons of history. International Affairs, 88(5), 1029-1048.

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