CUI Hotline: Live CMMC Q&A
Got CMMC questions that keep popping up? We're here to set things straight with answers you didn't even know you needed!
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Weekly CMMC Q&A: 9.4.26 (opens the original)
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Not so long ago people started asking what we would talk about after CMMC rulemaking was done.Looking ahead, there are more and larger questions than there ever were before:- How will the DoD handle a discrepancy between the FAR and DFARS requiring different NIST SP 800-171 baselines for the same data on the same contractor systems?The department specifically avoided this problem in 2024 only to reintroduce it as a very real puzzle for contractors with the Phase 2 suspension.- How will the DoD e
Weekly CMMC Q&A: 8.28.26 (opens the original)
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Safe to say the CMMC Review RFI responses have converged on one major topic:CUI marking and identification.The problem: Neither the DoD CIO nor the CMMC program controls CUI governance inside the Department.In fact, many of the issues raised in the RFI responses are outside the scope of the CMMC program and its ability to fix them.Whatever comes out of the program review, it's unlikely that the biggest issues will be resolved.Which means people are going to have a lot of questions about what to
Weekly CMMC Q&A: 8.21.26 (opens the original)
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July 2026 marks the 9th month in a row where most CMMC assessment capacity went completely unused. Conservatively, the CMMC ecosystem was able to support at least 432 Level 2 assessments in July. 207 companies achieved CMMC Level 2 status.The DoD says they suspended CMMC Phase 2 because there isn't enough assessment capacity.Meanwhile, Congress has language in the upcoming NDAA urging DoD to increase the number of assessors.Assessment capacity isn't the problem. Never has been. Implementation an
Weekly CMMC Q&A: 8.14.26 (opens the original)
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Thanks to technical difficulties we had to re-post the stream link. Sorry about that!
Weekly CMMC Q&A: 8.7.26 (opens the original)
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Can't make it to BlackHat for the CMMC listening session? Join us on Friday for the CMMC Hotline.We answer your toughest questions about CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, FedRAMP, and the latest developments impacting the Defense Industrial Base. No sales pitch. Just practical guidance and live Q&A with the community.
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