The Impact of the NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 Discussion Draft on CMMC and Related Programs

NIST released a discussion draft of SP 800-171 Rev 3 late last week. This article describes the impact that discussion draft will likely have on DoD’s CMMC program and provides some insights for contractors who are proactively preparing for Rev 3’s (eventual) release.

Certified CMMC Assessor Program Update

2023 is shaping up to be a HUGE year for the CMMC program! DoD closed out 2023 by kicking off the “Joint Surveillance Program” (“JSP”) assessments of some DoD contractors, and many more are scheduled for 2023. If you aren’t familiar with the JSP assessments, they are voluntary assessments that are led by DoD’s DIBCAC (more…)

Pentagon’s Joint Surveillance Program in Full Swing

The United States Department of Defense (“DoD”) has begun its “Joint Surveillance Program” in conjunction with the CyberAB, the organization tasked with overseeing the CMMC ecosystem. Under the Joint Surveillance Program, members of DoD’s Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (“DIBCAC”) accompany and oversee representatives from CyberAB authorized Certified 3rd Party Assessment Organizations (“C3PAOs”) as (more…)