Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

CMMC early adopter program to further spur vendor cyber actions

The Defense Department’s Defense Contract Management Agency is staffing up to prepare for assessments under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification…

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Dr. Rogers Cain, right, a primary care doctor, confers with office manager Cassandra Robinson, at his practice, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Cain said it was easier to convince his elderly patients to get the vaccine but his patients under the age of 50 remain skeptical. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Federal workers injured on the job may soon have more treatment options

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Cross-agency working group reviewing gaps in federal cybersecurity capabilities

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Is DoD holding to same CMMC standards as contractors?

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Tabletop exercises to put CMMC 2.0 through the paces

Cybersecurity

Now a special security publication for the bulk of most of the data agencies worry about

Contracting

Ukrainian Army soldiers prepare to tow a damaged military truck in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Russia is pressing its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Biden picks agency to lead federal response during Russia-Ukraine crisis

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CMMC Accreditation Body looks ahead to voluntary assessments, growing ‘ecosystem’

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Chairman Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hybrid nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 22, 2021, to consider the nominees for Postal Service Governors Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds, and Ronald Stroman, along with Kiran Ahuja, the nominee to be Office of Personnel Management Director. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senators looking to pass comprehensive cyber bill

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More companies may have to get a CMMC assessment after all

Cybersecurity

Why services contractors have a difficult landscape to cross

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FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, Army health specialists fill syringes with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Miami. Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

New IG report shows Air Force, Army had issues rolling out vaccine overseas

In today’s Federal Newscast, a report for the Defense Department Inspector General says providing shots on bases were particularly important since they…

Federal Newscast

DoD’s Arrington resigns ‘in protest’, announces run for Congress

Former leader of DoD’s CMMC program alleges her security clearance suspension and later elimination of her position were “politically influenced.”

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Pentagon shifts CMMC program to CIO, eliminates Arrington’s old role

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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving to the CIO’s office, while Katie Arrington’s former role is being disestablished.