Chief Information Security Officer for Acquisitions Katie Arrington delivers a keynote speech during the Military Satellite Communications Digital Week, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) Katie Arrington resigns from DOD, announces bid for Congress In her resignation missive, the former DOD official writes that the allegations leveled against her were false and politically motivated. Feb 8, 2022 By Jackson Barnett
(Getty Images) New CMMC-AB board chair Jeff Dalton wants to make CMMC ‘boring again’ Jeff Dalton, the new chair of the CMMC-AB's board, says it's time for the board to "professionalize." Jan 21, 2022 By Jackson Barnett
The Air Force Memorial and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (REUTERS / Joshua Roberts) CMMC AB board names Jeff Dalton as chairman Jeff Dalton is the CMMC AB's new chairman, one of the most critical positions in the DOD cybersecurity ecosystem. Dec 20, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
An entrance at the Pentagon. (DOD / Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm / Flickr) Once bracing for a spike in demand, CMMC AB now worries about a shortage The accreditation body is worried about a possible shortage in demand for assessors after changes to the CMMC program. Nov 10, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
Matthew Travis speaks at the IT Modernization Summit produced by FedScoop in March 2020. (Scoop News Group.) CMMC Accreditation Body embraces changes to cybersecurity model CEO Matthew Travis says the changes represent a "definitive way forward." Nov 4, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason France, U.S. Transportation Command senior enlisted leader, is briefed on the challenges of controlling aircraft and TRANSCOM sorties in and out of Travis Air Force Base’s airspace by Chief Master Sgt. David Iglesias, 60th Operations Support Squadron Chief Controller, RAPCON, Feb. 8, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Traci Keller) CMMC AB working to be more ‘aggressive’ in recruiting assessors The CMMC AB's top concern is ensuring a sufficient pipeline of assessors. Oct 20, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
(DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith) CMMC assessment requirements could be changing, potentially raising costs for some The cost for CMMC level three assessment could spike if a new potential requirement from DOD gets set in stone. Jul 12, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
(DOD / Lisa Ferdinando) CMMC Accreditation Body board member Edens resigns Regan Edens has served on the board of CMMC-AB since it was incorporated in January 2020. Jun 30, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
Developing programming and coding technologies. Website design. Cyber space concept. CMMC accreditation body clears first third-party assessor Redspin will now be able to undertake cybersecurity inspections on behalf of Department of Defense contractors. Jun 9, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
(Getty Images) CMMC accreditation chief says assessor training coming ‘mid-to-late’ summer Matt Travis says Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification assessors could start getting their training by 'mid-to-late summer'. May 26, 2021 By Jackson Barnett