CMMC assessors urge Defense Dept. to provide more written guidance for conducting audits

The Defense Department is expected to release contract solicitations with new cyber certification requirements in the coming weeks, but assessment companies are concerned about the impact of limited quality assurance guidance from the Pentagon and its independent accreditation body before the contractor auditing process officially starts.

There are 143 provisional assessors who have gone through the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body’s training and who soon will be able to conduct assessments on behalf of certified third party assessment organizations....