1.0ICIT (Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology)https://icitech.orgICIThttps://icitech.org/author/calvin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RHyvczSXc9"><a href="https://icitech.org/the-improving-contractor-cybersecurity-act/">The Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act: A Proactive Approach to Securing Federal Networks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://icitech.org/the-improving-contractor-cybersecurity-act/embed/#?secret=RHyvczSXc9" width="600" height="338" title="“The Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act: A Proactive Approach to Securing Federal Networks” — ICIT (Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology)" data-secret="RHyvczSXc9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://icitech.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cover.jpg15452000"The Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act" proposed by Rep. Lieu aims to require contractors to assume greater proactive responsibility in securing the solutions they deliver to executive agencies. ICIT believes the bill a monumental step in the direction of national supply chain security reform because it institutes an onus of responsibility on federal contractors to secure the solutions they serve to executive agencies.