CMMC Archives

Lockheed Martin employees work on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter production line in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo from DVIDS)

New DOD strategy aims to improve contractors’ cybersecurity, resiliency

The Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Strategy outlines four goals as well as corresponding objectives that cover activities from fiscal 2024 to 2027.

Mar 28, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Matthew Picerno (center) and Tony Plater (right) speak on a panel at the Google Defense Forum, moderated by Google’s Elizabeth Moon. (DefenseScoop)

With CMMC looming, military services explore ways to extend secure environments to small businesses

The military services increasingly see small businesses as extensions of their enterprises and are looking at ways to support their security.

Jan 26, 2024 By Billy Mitchell

Pentagon reveals updated cost estimates for CMMC implementation

The projections were included in a proposed rule for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification that was published in the Federal Register.

Dec 28, 2023 By Jon Harper

Proposed rule would allow DOD program managers to request waivers for CMMC requirements

The proposed rule for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification was published Dec. 26.

Dec 26, 2023 By Jon Harper

River entrance of the U.S. Department of Defense. (Getty Images)

Pentagon releases proposed rule on cybersecurity standards for contractors

The DOD released the proposed rule for the highly anticipated CMMC program.

Dec 22, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau