DOD acquisition leader Fahey: Pushback from industry over cost of CMMC 'upsets me a little bit'

One of the Pentagon's top acquisition officials told Inside Defense this month he sees the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program as critical -- despite industry's complaints.

In an interview at the Pentagon, Kevin Fahey, the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, said the Defense Department simply must move forward with the effort.

"We can't afford not to do it," he said. "When you look at the amount of money we lose [through] stealing, it's far more than what it's...