Are you struggling to get through Remediation Pass and over Conformity Hill?
Well, today’s story from As the CMMC Churns is all about “the Little CMMC Engine that Could.” It is a classic story of the little OSC that left all of the bigger ones down in the trainyard while waiting for the “Chief of the Contractors” to magically lower Conformity Hill.
If you are struggling to get over Conformity Hill, there is a lot to learn from today’s storytime.
Key CMMC Organizations
- National Archives & Records Administration Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Homepage
- DoD CIO’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Home Page
- Cyber Accreditation Body (Cyber-AB)
- Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) Contractor Resource Page
- Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Portal
Key Regulations
Key Acquisition References
- 48 CFR § 52.204-21 – Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems
- DFARS Clause 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.
- DFARS Clause 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
- DFARS Clause 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements
- DFARS Clause 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
- DFARS Clause 252.204-7021 Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
