Pentagon plans March release for first contract solicitations with CMMC language

By Sara Friedman / February 19, 2021 at 1:24 PM
The Defense Department is expecting to release its first request for proposals containing requirements from its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in March, according to Pentagon acquisition Chief Information Security Officer Katie Arrington. At an event Thursday, Arrington said two contract solicitations are "running neck and neck" to be released next month: the Defense Health Agency's Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Overseas Program, and the Navy's F/A-18. "I would assume you are going to see those drop sometime in March,"...

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