Pentagon posts CMMC presentation slides on alignment with NIST standards, FedRAMP equivalency

The Defense Department is providing new details on elements of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program through presentation slides on alignment with National Institute of Standards and Technology standards and a 2023 memo on equivalency with the General Services Administration’s FedRAMP program.

The first slide deck goes through aligning CMMC with NIST Special Publication 800-171 Rev. 2 and the scoring system for NIST 800-171 Rev. 2 using the DOD assessment methodology. DOD provides information on alignment with NIST 800-172...