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DoD To Hold Public Hearing For New CMMC Standards This Spring, Detailing Initial Pilot Programs Soon

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DoD To Hold Public Hearing For New CMMC Standards This Spring, Detailing Initial Pilot Programs Soon
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M. Lord, Kevin Faheny and Katie Arrington hold a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2020. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)

The Pentagon will hold a public hearing in late April or early May for its new cyber security contracting standards, as the department readies to select third party auditors and roll out the requirements in 10 pilot programs this summer. Ellen Lord, the department’s top acquisition official, on Wednesday detailed the next steps for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standards, including plans to announce the first slate of test programs “in the very near future.” “Now that CMMC is…

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