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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
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Technology Law Dispatch
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification: New requirements in the near future
By Bart Huffman, Liza Craig, Elizabeth Leavy, Aryeh Younger
Beginning in November 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed that new solicitations will include the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Despite the impact of COVID-19, this confirmation…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
DOD CMMC Update – Third Party Auditors Gear Up and COTS Providers Get a Pass
By Nikole Snyder, Townsend Bourne
A lot has happened since the Department of Defense (“DOD”) released its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) v. 1.0 back in February (see our prior discussion here). In addition to…
Government Contracting Matters
CMMC Update
By Susan Ebner
Last week we reported on developments in the Department of Defense (DoD) efforts to implement enhanced Defense Industrial Base cybersecurity requirements. Following our report, Katie Arrington, DoD Chief Information Security…
Government Contracting Matters
Continuing Developments in Cybersecurity
By Susan Ebner
The Government continues to take steps to address its Defense Industrial Base supply chain cybersecurity. Below are some of the emerging developments you should be following in this space: Cybersecurity…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
CMMC Version 1.0: Enhancing DOD’s Supply Chain Cybersecurity
By Jonathan E. Meyer, Townsend Bourne, Nikole Snyder
On January 30, 2020, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) released its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) v.1.0, after releasing several draft versions of the document over the past year. In…
Inside Cybersecurity & Privacy Law
DoD Releases Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 1.0—Once It’s Effective, Thousands of DoD Contractors, Suppliers Must Be Certified as Prerequisite to Contracting
By Marcia Madsen, David A. Simon
On January 31, 2020, the US Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) released Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Version 1.0. DoD…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
New Cybersecurity Requirements Will Impact All DOD Contractors and Their Subcontractors
By Robert Ruggieri, Jeffrey E. Jakob
On January 30, 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD) released Version 1.0 of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Under the CMMC program, every contractor who works for the DOD,…
Inside Government Contracts
DoD Announces the Release of CMMC Version 1.0
By Susan B. Cassidy, Ashden Fein, Ryan Burnette, Darby Rourick
On Friday January 31, 2020, Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Kevin Fahey, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, and Katie Arrington, the Chief Information Security…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
No More “Wait & See” for CMMC: DoD Releases Final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
By Kate Growley, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher Hebdon
The Department of Defense (DoD) has released Version 1.0 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Appendices A-F, and an Overview Briefing. While Version 1.0 largely mirrors the draft Version…
Of Digital Interest
Tackling Increased Cybersecurity Requirements in the Defense Industrial Base
By Laura E. Jehl, James W. Kim, Michael G. Morgan, Lynette Ryan Arce, Brian Long, Wendy Zhang
On January 30, 2020, the US Department of Defense (DoD) released version 1.0 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework, which is available here, with appendices available here. This highly anticipated…