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Department of Defense Suspends the CMMC Pilot Program And CMMC Requirements In DoD Solicitations Pending Major Changes For CMMC 2.0

November 8, 2021 By Amy Mushahwar and Jon Knight

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced it will be revamping the nascent Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program pending two separate rulemaking processes.  As detailed below, the DoD will be updating “the program structure and the requirements to streamline and improve implementation of the CMMC program.”  We will be monitoring the rulemaking process for more details as they are known.  However, the primary short-term takeaway is that until the rulemaking process is complete, the DoD is suspending the CMMC Pilot Program and will not include CMMC requirements [...]Read more

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients, Defense, Information Technology, IP and Research in the Government World Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), False Claims Act (FCA), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

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