Glossary term
DFARS
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement — DoD-specific additions to the FAR.
DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) is the Department of Defense's supplement to the FAR. It adds DoD-specific clauses and procedures. The most visible DFARS clause for small contractors is DFARS 252.204-7012 (Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting), which ties directly to NIST SP 800-171 compliance and the emerging CMMC 2.0 program.
Categories
- regulation
- compliance
- dod
Related terms
- FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation)The primary regulation governing federal executive-agency purchasing — codified at 48 CFR Chapter 1.
- CMMCCybersecurity Maturity Model Certification — DoD's tiered cybersecurity verification program for the defense industrial base.
- NIST SP 800-171The security standard for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in non-federal systems.