Pentagon to help small business reduce CMMC compliance costs

By Jaspreet Gill / June 30, 2021 at 10:36 AM
The Defense Department has pledged to reduce costs on small businesses in an ongoing internal review of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, according to a Pentagon official. As part of the internal CMMC review, which began in March , DOD will "look for avenues in which to reduce the costs to small businesses while keeping the integrity of the cybersecurity requirements," Jessica Maxwell, a DOD spokeswoman, told Inside Defense . "CMMC does recognize and understand the concerns of small...

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