In light of recent significant attacks targeting the U.S. government, the Biden administration issued an Executive Order (EO) on cybersecurity on May 8, 2021.
Overall, the EO starts to fill in some critical gaps in US government cybersecurity capabilities. The EO is designed primarily to protect Federal infrastructure, but will also have significant impact on private sector service providers (e.g. software providers) who will now be required to meet new security requirements in order to do business with the U.S. government.
Article Link: Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order - What You Need To Know