Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
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In today's Federal Newscast, small business government contractors already are feeling the impact of the government slowdown because of the coronavirus. So the Pentagon is adjusting some contracts to help get companies some much needed cash.
March 30, 2020 -
The Defense Department signed its agreement with the CMMC Accreditation Board, kicking off the training for third-party assessors and the release of the necessary documents to help vendors prepare to meet the standards.
March 27, 2020 -
Vendors are waiting for the Defense Department to release more details, including the proposed acquisition rule, about how it will apply the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification starting this year.
March 18, 2020 -
Having, hopefully, caught our collective breath from a tumultuous 2019, this year has much in store for federal contractors and suppliers.
March 11, 2020 -
Qmulos CEO & Founder Matt Coose joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the challenges that federal agencies face when implementing continuous compliance in a complex and ever changing world.
March 09, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says BLM issued 173 relocation notices to employees, and about 80 accepted the move to Colorado.
March 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies receive new ways to protect their data on contractor or non-federal systems.
February 25, 2020 -
Stacy Bostjanick, the director of the CMMC policy office in the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, said the first set of third-party assessment organizations should be in place by late summer in preparation for the first set of procurements requiring the cyber standards this fall.
February 24, 2020 -
In what was lightning speed in Pentagon terms, the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is out. For an update, we spoke with law firm RJO partner Bob Metzger.
February 20, 2020 -
Mark McIntyre, chief security adviser, at Microsoft's Cybersecurity Solutions Group, joins John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss DoD's CMMC initiative and shares some of his insights on cybersecurity and large federal systems.
February 13, 2020 -
Tim Li, principal at Deloitte, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to talk abouts Zero Trust, cybersecurity, and how federal agencies can incorporate best practices for identity management.
February 10, 2020 -
The Pentagon published the 1.0 version of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program on Friday after several months of listening sessions on draft editions. CMMC will make its way into Defense contracts later this year.
January 31, 2020 -
With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification accreditation board set up, the Pentagon expects to release version 1 of the cyber standards on Friday that will kick off the effort in earnest.
January 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, search space-force on USAJobs.gov, and you'll come up with 39 jobs, and not clerks or mail room staff, either.
January 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new page on Oversight.gov tracks IG vacancies.
January 15, 2020