Outlook for 2021: NIST IoT deadlines, defense contracts featuring CMMC, Commerce’s 5G strategy planning

Federal agencies in the new year are expected to continue work on a number of programs important to the cybersecurity community, including an Internet of Things initiative at NIST, Commerce Department-led implementation of a national 5G strategy and activities at the FCC around its rip-and-replace program targeting potentially risky Chinese telecom equipment.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is required to develop and publish “standards and guidelines for the Federal Government on the appropriate use and management by agencies...