The wait is over – on September 18, 2025, almost 2 years after implementing the Interim Rule, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (“ODNI”) issued a Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (“FASCSA”) order to remove and exclude products and services from Acronis AG, a Swiss cybersecurity and data protection company. Although the FASCSA FAR clauses were implemented in December 2023, this is the first FASCSA order issued by a federal agency. Below is a brief refresher on FASCSA and a reminder on the affirmative steps contractors must take in light of the FASCSA order.
