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Mark Berman, communications committee chair for the accreditation body for the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, said the group aims to finalize the prerequesites, application process and fees for potential third-party CMMC assessors by June 1, Federal News Network reported Friday.

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program’s accreditation body is looking for organizations to support the training and authorization of independent assessors as the Department of Defense prepares to roll out the contractor vetting program.

The accreditation body for the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is developing a course to train independent assessors who will evaluate contractors' ability to comply with CMMC requirements, Nextgov reported Thursday.

Lawmakers Call for $26B in Coronavirus Relief Funding to Support R&D Programs A bipartisan group of senators will seek $26 billion from the Trump administration’s coronavirus relief package to sustain research efforts and personnel in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the leaders announced on Monday. The office of Sen. Edward Markey, said that he …

Katie Arrington, chief information security officer for the Department of Defense’s acquisition and sustainment office and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said the initial version of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements could be included in solicitations by November, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.

Richard Naylor, senior cyber adviser and deputy director for counterintelligence (cyber operations) at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, will serve as a panelist at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on Wednesday, June 24th. 

Ted Ross, co-founder and CEO of SpyCloud, will serve as a panelist at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on Wednesday, June 24th. 

Ty Schieber, chairman of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification accreditation body and senior director of executive education at the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation, will speak on the “Implementing CMMC” panel at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on Wednesday, June 24th. 

Katie Arrington, chief information security officer in the Department of Defense acquisition office and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said that DoD is looking to require suppliers of prime contractors to meet the foundational requirements for its new certification  program, Federal News Network reported Friday.

Arrington will serve as a keynote speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on June 24th.

Alka Bhave, vice president of performance excellence at Perspecta, will moderate the "Implementing CMMC" panel at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on Thursday, June 24th.