Former GSA tech leader: Pentagon consideration of managed service providers for CMMC should incorporate civilian agencies

Using managed service providers to help companies reach CMMC compliance should extend beyond the Defense Department by incorporating civilian agencies that also handle controlled unclassified information, according to a former General Services Administration senior official.

“From the current landscape, anything to accelerate the process and move the needle on cybersecurity efforts will be beneficial, meaning from an implementation perspective there are ways to leverage managed service providers,” Keith Nakasone told Inside Cybersecurity. Nakasone is the former deputy assistant commissioner for...