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Karlton Johnson, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has been elected to be chairman of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body’s board of directors, FedScoop reported Tuesday. The report said Johnson most recently served as the CMMC-AB board vice chair and has held the chairman position on an acting …

Gigit has merged with information security consulting firm Peak InfoSec in a strategy to gain a foothold in the federal cybersecurity due diligence services segment. Boulder, Colorado-based Gigit said Friday it acquired the stock, assets and intellectual property of Peak InfoSec, which will operate as the former’s wholly owned subsidiary …

GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks has published his latest article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Tuesday. In his latest piece, Chuck Brooks discussed the most recent cyber breaches that have impacted federal agencies and the dire need to prevent future breaches and potential consequences of not prioritizing cybersecurity in 2021.

The chief security information officer for the Department of Defense acquisition and sustainment has begun to review the integration of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements into U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency contracts slated to be awarded late next year.

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB) reviewed and confirmed several U.S. cybersecurity and regulatory compliance consultant organizations through its recently established Registered Provider Organization (RPO) accreditation program. Among the newly registered RPO’s, Summit 7 was recently certified and accredited for its unique focus on DFARS and CMMC …

The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued the final request for proposals for the potential 10-year, $11.65B Defense Enclave Services information technology contract. Responses to the final solicitation are due Feb. 8 and DISA expects to award the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in the first quarter of FY 2022.

The U.S. Air Force plans to launch a competition for a potential $953M single-award contract to support the integration, maintenance and operations of air base air defense initiatives of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. 

Keith Nakasone, deputy assistant commissioner for acquisition in the General Services Administration's Office of IT Category, has clarified in a video interview that GSA will apply the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements into new governmentwide acquisition contract vehicles at the order level.

The U.S. Army has begun to seek information on potential contractors that could provide management support for its cloud environment under a potential five-year, $105.8M recompete contract, Bloomberg Government reported Friday.

Keith Nakasone, deputy assistant commissioner for acquisition within the General Services Administration’s office of information technology category, said GSA will continue to integrate cybersecurity requirements into governmentwide acquisition contracts to help ensure the security of sensitive data, FedScoop reported Wednesday.