As an assistant U.S. attorney in New York, Iris Lan prosecuted complex counterterrorism, counterintelligence, export control, cyber intrusion and corporate fraud cases.

The updated maturity model adds an additional maturity stage – optimal – alongside traditional, initial and advanced.

The DOD is working with civilian agencies on a new FAR rule that would apply new requirements for vendors that handle controlled unclassified information.

Chainalysis’ Brian Capra; former GSA CFO Gerard Badorrek; Partner at Holland & Knight LLP Eric Crusius.

CIO Eric Hysen explains the new hiring spree and tells FedScoop that DHS is pivoting away from a CMMC-like rulemaking approach to vendor cybersecurity.

Cyber AB CEO Matthew Travis; former USPTO Customer Experience Administrator Jill Leyden.

The accreditation body also issued a draft document detailing the assessment process that third-party assessment organizations will need to follow once the final CMMC rule takes effect.

GAO’s Michelle Sager; former Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service Alan Thomas; PSC President and CEO David Berteau.

NIWC Atlantic’s Justin Hodges; former VA Principal Executive Director of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction Greg Giddens; Holland & Knight LLP Partner Eric Crusius.

Practical deadlines for vendors and a concrete process for using the information SBOMs contain at agencies are needed, security experts say.