Amanda Zawieruszynski, Procurement Analyst, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Southwestern Division (SWD), speaks about “Cyber Security National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Scores” at the USACE, Galveston District semi-annual Stakeholder Partnering Forum with non-federal sponsors, customers and agency partners at the Moody Gardens Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, Aug. 22, 2023. Contractors conducting business with USACE must comply with regulations to include Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 204.7303(b), maintaining a current NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171 Dept. of Defense Assessment, in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment, Supplier Performance Risk System, prior to being awarded a contract. More than 300 stakeholders, including many small business owners, attended the first day of the two-day forum.