The Chief Information Officer of the Air Force Lauren Knausenberger expressed some reservations this week about the Defense Department’s big bet on securing its supply chain –Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Those comments follow a big hire by the board that oversees CMMC and a review from the top of the department. Karlton Johnson, Chairman of […]
The board overseeing the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is losing two members, which leaders of the board say is part of the normal churn of an all-volunteer organization. Eric Crusius, Partner at Holland & Knight, agrees the churn makes sense given the board’s all-volunteer status. Crusius said it’s possible private sector companies not […]
Mary Lazzeri, Director of Federal Strategy at CivicActions, goes over steps she proposes in her piece on rethinking the system for obtaining an Authority to Operate
Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor at NextGov, and Jason Miller, Executive Editor for Federal News Network, discuss major news from the year, including the SolarWinds hack and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
Eric Crusius, Partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the national cyber director role, CMMC and potential changes that could impact contractors
Katie Arrington, Chief Information Security Officer for Acquisition at the Department of Defense, goes over what companies need to be thinking about for CMMC compliance
Roger Waldron, President of the Coalition for Government Procurement, discusses the new GSA Polaris contract, CMMC requirements and Section 876
Keith Nakasone, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Acquisitions at the Office of IT Category at GSA, discusses layering in the CMMC requirements into Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
