CMMC and the NIST 800-171 Basic Assessment

2022-10-17T14:03:27-04:00

Have you received a letter from your DoD contract officer or prime contractor asking you to complete your NIST 800-171 Basic Assessment and enter your score into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)? * Are you concerned about keeping or getting new Defense contract work? * How is Cybersecurity/DoD’s new cybersecurity requirements going to affect your business? As a small manufacturer you may feel that you don’t have the resources or bandwidth to comply with DoD’s new cybersecurity requirements. CPI Systems works directly with Defense Contractors or state-based Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP’s) to help small manufacturers maintain or obtain [...]

CMMC and the NIST 800-171 Basic Assessment2022-10-17T14:03:27-04:00

What is the new Flexible Supply Chain?

2022-10-07T09:49:02-04:00

What's a Flexible Supply Chain? How the coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll on supply chains Compiled by Lindsay Pietenpol, assistant editor, ASQ’s Quality Progress It’s impossible to escape the news about the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19. The disease, which was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has quickly spread to more than 150 countries, infecting tens of thousands of people and claiming thousands of lives.1 In addition to the heavy toll on human lives, the virus also has had a huge impact on supply chains. You’ve probably experienced out-of-stock items at your local [...]

What is the new Flexible Supply Chain?2022-10-07T09:49:02-04:00

CMMC Requirements Affects 300,000+ DoD Contractors

2022-10-07T09:49:03-04:00

DoD Subcontractors are in for a scramble. CMMC implementation by September 2020 is going to make things complicated for the small enterprises with minimum IT bandwidth. Stay tuned for more information. This blog in Next Gov is just a tip of the iceberg. · #cmmc, #DoDsubcontractor, #cmmcsept2020, #cmmcwhatisit Coronavirus Will Not Delay Pentagon’s Contractor Cybersecurity Program, Official Says By Mariam Baksh for NextGov The Defense Department officially entered into an agreement with the nonprofit corporation that will serve as the accreditation body for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, the chief information security officer for the department’s acquisition office confirmed.  “Yesterday [...]

CMMC Requirements Affects 300,000+ DoD Contractors2022-10-07T09:49:03-04:00

What Business Leaders Can Do Now

2022-10-07T09:49:26-04:00

The World Health Organization https://www.who.int/ has published daily Covid-19 Situation Reports since Jan 21. Here is the latest. Italy is about 11 days ahead of the US on the infection curve. Here’s some of what we’ve learned from other countries. Practice Social Distancing. This is what we can all do as individuals and business leaders. Remember that a carrier won’t display symptoms for days. Follow the good leads and become a leader in your own business and community. Business Leaders and Employees: Lead the effort to work from home, if possible. If you are a business manager, identify information and support [...]

What Business Leaders Can Do Now2022-10-07T09:49:26-04:00
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