Defense Dept. sets timeline to establish new contractual relationship with CMMC Accreditation Body

The Defense Department has set a deadline for the accreditation body behind the Pentagon’s cyber certification program to establish a contractual relationship with DOD by the end of this month.

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body and DOD are currently operating under a memorandum of understanding that was signed on March 23 by Defense Department acquisition chief Ellen Lord and Ty Schieber, the accreditation body’s first chairman who resigned in September.

“The current notice to proceed expires at...