Author: Kristina Hloptsidis
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New Cybersecurity Rules for Commercial Satellite Vendors: What Space Companies Need to Know in 2025
Commercial satellite operators are facing a major regulatory shift. In late 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) introduced new cybersecurity expectations for commercial satellite companies whose products, services, or data support U.S. intelligence agencies or military customers. These updates signal an increased effort to secure commercial…
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BIS Pauses Affiliates Rule: One-Year Suspension of Entity List Expansion
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a one-year suspension of the Expansion of End-User Controls to Cover Affiliates of Certain Listed Entities, commonly known as the Affiliates Rule. The stay, published November 10, 2025, temporarily halts implementation through November 9, 2026, with the potential for reactivation…
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How the 2025 Shutdown Disrupts Space Regulation and Funding
The U.S. government shutdown, now in its 15th day since funding lapsed at midnight on October 1, 2025, is rippling across industries and the space sector is no exception. With Congress still deadlocked, hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed, critical agencies are partially shuttered, and regulatory pipelines have slowed to a crawl. For…
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Understanding CMMC Requirements: What DoD Contractors Must Know
The Department of Defense has officially issued the Final DFARS Rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), making cybersecurity compliance a contractual requirement across the Defense Industrial Base. Effective Date: ~November 9, 2025Full Implementation: By November 10, 2028, all DoD contracts handling Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) must comply with…