CMMC program rule goes into effect

By Sara Friedman / December 16, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Major changes to the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program go into effect today through a long-awaited final rulemaking establishing the program in the Code of Federal Regulations. The final rulemaking caps a three-year process to implement CMMC 2.0 announced by the Defense Department in November 2021, following an internal review of the program ordered by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks near the start of the Biden administration. The rulemaking amends Title 32 of the CFR to formally establish the...

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