Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
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Voluntary CMMC assessments are set to begin in late August, but the just-released assessment process is leaving a lot of people scratching their heads.
July 29, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new proposal from the Department of Education is aiming to expand student loan relief programs for federal workers.
July 07, 2022 -
DoD still needs to iron out the details for how it will streamline overlapping cybersecurity requirements.
July 06, 2022 -
The Defense Department’s Defense Contract Management Agency is staffing up to prepare for assessments under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program in 2023 and beyond.
June 27, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill passes the House giving federal workers who get injured on the job better access to workers' compensation.
June 10, 2022 -
The General Services Administration wants to ensure government-wide contracts have cybersecurity requirements baked in from the start.
June 01, 2022 -
A lot of vendors think the CMMC requirements are pretty onerous. Congress asked DoD to prove the Pentagon is meeting the same cybersecurity standards it's demanding from contractors.
June 01, 2022 -
As part of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification exercise, DoD will figure out which data under Level 2 will require self-assessments and which will require third-party assessments.
May 09, 2022 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has established a special guide to protecting CUI. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked to the acting manager of NIST's security, engineering and risk management group, Vicki Pillitteri, to find out what every data owner needs to know.
April 07, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Biden designated the Department of Homeland Security as the lead agency for the federal response to the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
February 25, 2022 -
The CMMC AB is gearing up for voluntary assessments and is also looking to recruit more cybersecurity assessors, but the timeline for CMMC remains as unclear as ever.
February 23, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to consider a bill combining incident reporting requirements and updated federal cyber standards.
February 11, 2022 -
DoD is rolling back an aspect of the plan that would have allowed some 40,000 companies to self-attest to their cybersecurity practices.
February 10, 2022 -
The continuing resolution, having now eaten up nearly five months of the fiscal year, is starting to affect the market valuations of publicly traded federal contractors. That may not seem like a concern of the government, but think again.
February 08, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a report for the Defense Department Inspector General says providing shots on bases were particularly important since they were less available in civilian facilities overseas.
February 08, 2022