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class=\"single-article content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__container js-single-article-content\">\n<header class=\"single-article__header \" readability=\"26.255742725881\">\n<div class=\"single-article__header-content\" readability=\"35.468965517241\">\n<p> The legislation to make contractors implement VDPs aligned with NIST guidelines is aimed at protecting Americans\u2019 data, co-sponsor Rep. Nancy Mace says. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/83725\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-5.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-5.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-5.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-5.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\"><figcaption> Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"37.184411146162\"><body readability=\"75.483462132921\"><\/p>\n<p>A bill that would close a loophole in federal cybersecurity standards by requiring government contractors to abide by vulnerability disclosure policies moved one step closer to law Monday after sailing through the House.<\/p>\n<p>The passage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/billsthisweek\/20250303\/HR%20872%20Amended.pdf\">Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act<\/a> in the House came a month after Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Shontel Brown, D-Ohio <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/federal-contractors-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-house-bill\/\">reintroduced their legislation<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/federal-contractor-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-senate-bil\/\">had a companion version last year<\/a> from Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and James Lankford, R-Okla.<\/p>\n<p>Under the bill, covered contractors with the federal government would have to implement vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs) that are consistent with National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines. The Office of Management and Budget and the Defense Department would be required to update federal acquisition policies accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Mace said in a floor speech Monday that the policies currently in place for federal agencies enable third-party researchers and white-hat hackers to work with the government to identify and patch vulnerabilities before a cyberattack occurs, preventing \u201cmalign actors affiliated with China, Russia, Iran and others\u201d to exploit insecure IT systems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis was an important step in federal cybersecurity, but the work of federal agencies is supplemented by millions of contractors working on behalf of federal departments and agencies,\u201d said Mace, who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government awards over 11 million contracts annually, Mace added, giving contractors access to \u201cvast amounts of sensitive information, including personally identifiable information of American citizens.\u201d Compelling federal contractors to follow NIST best practices and guidelines \u201cwill help protect the sensitive data of American citizens and our national security,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, called VDPs \u201can extremely effective tool\u201d to defend systems from cyber threats. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost federal agencies already have such policies, as do federal contractors and subcontractors providing information systems and Internet of Things devices to federal agencies,\u201d he said. \u201cBy requiring all federal contractors to follow suit, this bill shores up another front in the neverending battle to protect the federal government\u2019s information systems and data, and thereby the American public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill is backed by several tech companies, including Microsoft, Tenable, Trend Micro and Schneider Electric. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackerone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-03\/Company-Letter-of-Support-for-Federal-Contractor-Cybersecurity-Vulnerability-Reduction-Act-of-2025_-%28002%29.pdf\">letter from HackerOne<\/a> and signed by those companies and others was sent to congressional leadership Friday, urging the lawmakers to \u201cswiftly\u201d pass the legislation. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe commend the bill\u2019s co-sponsors for their leadership on this issue and applaud the House for making this legislation a priority,\u201d Ilona Cohen, chief legal and policy officer of HackerOne, said in a statement. \u201cWe look forward to working with the Senate to enact this important bipartisan legislation that will increase protections for sensitive government information and personal data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"4.3045774647887\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"15\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Matt Bracken\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Matt Bracken<\/h4>\n<p> Matt Bracken is the managing editor of FedScoop and CyberScoop, overseeing coverage of federal government technology policy and cybersecurity. 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Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2018. From left, Sens. John Cornyn, James Lankford, Susan Collins and Richard Burr listen. (NICHOLAS KAMM\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/federal-contractor-cybersecurity-vulnerability-reduction-act-2024\/\"> Vulnerability disclosure policy bill for federal contractors clears Senate panel <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/matt-bracken\/\"> Matt Bracken <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/nist-artificial-intelligence-vulnerability-reporting-congress\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-4.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-7.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-7.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-7.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-7.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-7.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-passes-bill-requiring-federal-contractors-to-have-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-7.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Rep. Deborah Ross, D-N.C., speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2024. Legislation from Ross and two colleagues to add AI systems to the National Vulnerability Database cleared a House panel on Sept. 25, 2024. (Photo by ALLISON BAILEY\/Middle East Images\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/nist-artificial-intelligence-vulnerability-reporting-congress\/\"> House panel moves bill that adds AI systems to National Vulnerability Database <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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