How Can the Department of Defense Revise CMMC Certification Requirements by Leveraging an Existing Solution Like ISO/IEC 27001?

2026-07-21T14:57:46-04:00

Protecting CUI While Reducing Compliance Burden The Department of Defense (DoD) faces a difficult balancing act. On one hand, it must ensure that every organization handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) maintains a mature and effective cybersecurity program capable of protecting sensitive defense information from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. On the other hand, the Department has recognized that cybersecurity compliance has become increasingly expensive, complex, and time-consuming—particularly for the small and medium-sized businesses that make up much of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program was created to provide independent verification that contractors are implementing the security [...]

How Can the Department of Defense Revise CMMC Certification Requirements by Leveraging an Existing Solution Like ISO/IEC 27001?2026-07-21T14:57:46-04:00

Focus on Growth, We’ll Handle Compliance

2025-09-09T15:23:26-04:00

Small Department of Defense manufacturers are usually ISO certified and are facing the implementation of CMMC/NIST-171 in order to maintain their current defense contracts.  Management of both ISO 9001/AS9100 and CMMC documentation, monitoring, audit requirements, and incidents can easily be managed and maintained within the current ISO management system processes. One solution to reduce the cost of maintaining both systems is to outsource the management system compliance using our Virtual QMS Manager.  One hour a month keeps you compliant and gives you more time to do what you do best - create product. Contact us about this very affordable service.   jim@cpisys.com

Focus on Growth, We’ll Handle Compliance2025-09-09T15:23:26-04:00

DoD Contractors – Subcontractors Mandated to be Cyber Security Certified by September 2020. Will Your Company be Ready?

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

By Vicki Delaney By June, the department of defense plans to publish as many as 10 requests for information on contracts that include CMMC requirements, If your company is bidding on a DoD contract or renewing a contract chances are it will have to be certified to the Cyber Security Maturity Model (CMMC).  CMMC is a vehicle the US Government is using to implement a tiered approach to audit contractor compliance with NIST SP 800-171, based on five different levels of maturity expectations. DoD contractors have been required to comply with NIST 800-171 since January 1, 2018. In the past two [...]

DoD Contractors – Subcontractors Mandated to be Cyber Security Certified by September 2020. Will Your Company be Ready?2022-10-07T09:49:03-04:00

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
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