DOD official: First CMMC pilot contracts planned for April-May timeframe, under updated rollout plan

By Sara Friedman / March 26, 2021 at 9:38 AM
The Defense Department expects to release its first contract solicitations containing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements in the April-May timeframe, according to a Pentagon spokeswoman. The solicitations will focus on requests for proposals in development from the Army and the Air Force. "We are planning up to 15 pilots in 2021, but understand that issues could push acquisitions out later than anticipated," a DOD spokeswoman told Inside Cybersecurity Thursday. "Several [fiscal year 2021] pilots (like the F/A-18E/F Full Mod...

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