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Defence Industry Stakeholder Consultation and Request for Information on Cyber Security (CyberRFI2022)

Defence Industry Stakeholder Consultation and Request for Information on Cyber Security (CyberRFI2022)

https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-22-00983604 

Publication date: 2022/01/31

Amendment date: None

Date closing: 2022/02/28 02:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

 

This Request for Information is seeking feedback about cyber security practices to protect sensitive controlled unclassified information and federal contract information, and how stakeholders perceive cyber security readiness. It also asks questions about the anticipated implementation of the United States (US) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 on Canadian organizations. Suppliers in defence, security, space, aerospace, cyber security and other stakeholders (e.g., academia, industry associations) are encouraged to respond. 

 

Feedback received in response to this Request for Information may be used to help the Government of Canada make decisions on cyber security requirements, cyber security certification and other approaches to support organizations that do business with the Government of Canada, and Canadian businesses that do business with other jurisdictions, in meeting cyber security requirements in contracting.

 

This Request for Information is not a solicitation and does not constitute a commitment with respect to future purchases or contracts. Potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this Request for Information should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this Request for Information. 

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Project Ploughshares: Restoring Canada's Arms Control and Disarmament Credentials

A 2022 TO DO List for the Federal Government

By Cesar Jaramillo, Jessica West, Branka Marijan, and Kelsey Gallaghe

More than a year and a half after Canada’s unsuccessful run for a seat on the UN Security Council, shortcomings in Ottawa’s arms control and disarmament agenda remain prominent. As the international community continues to face multiple, overlapping security challenges at the start of 2022, the federal Cabinet installed last October has a fresh opportunity to take stock of Canada’s foreign policy priorities. Recently appointed ministers for both Foreign Affairs (Mélanie Joly) and Defence (Anita Anand) have been presented with neglected portfolios in dire need of a revival. It is high time to restore Canada’s arms control, disarmament, and international security credentials.

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NSICOP - Call for Papers / CPSNR - Appel à contributions

The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is conducting a review of Federal Policing within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. As part of this review, the Committee’s Secretariat is seeking input from and engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including academics, civil society, practitioners, and experts. This process includes a call for papers from any interested individuals or stakeholders.

Please forward this invitation to your membership or any groups of individuals you believe would be interested in participating.

Submissions should address the legal framework, organization, investigative process or related aspects of the RCMP federal policing mandate. Full details regarding the Committee’s review and the Secretariat’s requirements for submitting a paper can be found in the attached word document. We are asking that papers be submitted prior to April 1, 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact the Secretariat.

 

Thank you for your consideration,

The Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians

 

 

Bonjour,

 

Le Comité des parlementaires sur la sécurité nationale et le renseignement effectue un examen des services de police fédérale au sein de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada. Dans le cadre de cet examen, le Secrétariat du comité recherche la contribution d’une grande variété d’intervenants, y compris des praticiens, des spécialistes et des représentants du milieu universitaire et de la société civile. Le processus comprend un appel aux contributions de toute personne ou tout intervenant intéressé.

Veuillez transmettre cette invitation à vos membres ou à tout groupe de personnes qui, selon vous, seraient intéressées à participer.

Les contributions peuvent se concentrer sur le cadre juridique, sur l’organisation, sur le processus d’enquête ou sur d’autres aspects liés au mandat des services de police fédérale de la GRC. Tous les détails concernant l'examen du Comité et les exigences du Secrétariat pour la contribution d'un document peuvent être trouvés dans le document Word ci-joint. Nous demandons que les documents être remis d’ici le 1 avril 2022.

Si vous avez des questions, veuillez contacter le Secrétariat.

 

Merci pour votre considération,

Secrétariat du Comité des parlementaires sur la sécurité nationale et le renseignement

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