Pentagon issues memorandum placing CMMC program under direct oversight of DOD CIO Sherman

By Sara Friedman / February 3, 2022 at 11:46 AM
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving from the Pentagon's acquisition arm to direct oversight by Defense Department Chief Information Officer John Sherman, according to a memorandum obtained by Inside Cybersecurity . “Effective immediately, the Chief Information Security Office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) and the position of Chief Information Security Officer established pursuant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition memorandum, ‘Establishment of the Chief Information Security Office,’...

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