On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released its final rule to establish the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program (Final CMMC Program Rule). The CMMC Program allows the DoD to verify that defense prime contractors and subcontractors (defense contractors) have implemented security safeguards for Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified … Continue Reading
On August 15, 2024, the US Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in order to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. DoD is executing a phased rollout of CMMC, and the August 2024 proposed rule is the second proposed rule DoD has … Continue Reading
Protection of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) from the growing panoply of cybersecurity threats has been a consistent point of emphasis for senior Department of Defense (DOD) officials during the Trump Administration. The DOD took a significant step toward addressing that concern on January 31, 2020 with the release of Version 1.0 of the Cybersecurity … Continue Reading