Terminology
This is defined in FAR 2.101 as any item that is customarily used by the general public for purposes other than government purposes and has been sold to the general public
What is a Commercial Item?
This is a federal statute that provides preferential treatment for domestic sources of supplies, manufactured goods, and construction materials for public use
What is the Buy America Act?
The government's unilateral right to partially or completely terminate a contract when it is in the government's interest, without being required to pay damages, as defined in FAR 52.249-2
What is Termination for Convenience?
This European Union Regulation, which recently entered into force, requires manufacturers to meet cybersecurity standards for products with digital elements
What is the Cyber Resilience Act?
This type of data is related to an identified or identifiable natural person
What is Personal Data?
This type of contract is one where the contractor agrees to deliver a specific product or service at a set price, regardless of incurred costs
What is a fixed-price contract?
This FAR clause outlines the Nuclear Hazards Indemnity Agreement?
What is 48 CFR 952.250-70?
This person can answer customer questions about cyber security capabilities and review/redline customer contracts related to cyber security
What is the Cyber SME?
This 1957 Act provides a system of financial protection for the public and the nuclear industry in the event of a nuclear incident.
What is the Price-Anderson Act?
This is the minimum acceptable time by which we can agree to notify a customer of a confirmed cyber incident
What is 72 hours?
This is defined in FAR 2.101 as any item that typically requires government-specific modification or is not customarily used by the general public
What is a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) item
This federal statute provides that person who knowingly submits, or causes to submit, false claims to the government is liable for three times the government's damages, plus a penalty
What is the False Claims Act?
This is the official website of the US government where businesses can register to do business with the federal government
What is System for Award Management (SAM.gov)?
The Price-Anderson Act limits liability for this type of facilities in the United States
What are nuclear facilities?
Under the Price-Anderson Act, this amount is industry-funded to cover nuclear incident claims before federal intervention?
What is $15 billion?
This category of Cyber Security relates to the security of Emerson’s network and systems
What is IT Security?
This is a lawsuit brought by a private individual on behalf of the government against a party alleged to have defrauded the government
What is A Whistleblower or Qui Tam Action?
This is something Emerson doesn't want to indemnify for in sale contracts with nuclear end users
What is nuclear accidents/incidents/liability?
This 1978 Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of the Price-Anderson Act. (Hint: it is one of PWS' biggest customers)
What is Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group?
This type of reactor is designed to be built in a factory, shipped to operational sites, and used to power buildings or other commercial operations.
What is a Small Modular Reactor (SMR)?
This category of Cyber Security relates to the security of the Emerson product or service that we are providing
What is Product Security?
This is a principle of government contract law that states certain clauses are of such importance to public procurements so as to be considered incorporated by operation of law
What is the Christian Doctrine?
This is where you can send a customer questionnaire relating to our product security or IT security systems
What is the Enterprise cybersecurity intake form: https://emerson.sharepoint.com/sites/CustomerCybersecurityRequests?
This European Directive requires registration of legal entities and documentation of information security programs
What is NIS 2?
This Emerson corporate policy and procedure (CP&P) covers cybersecurity risk management for Products Security requirements across Emerson
What is CP&P 50.22 ?