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DOD working groups grapple with standards, governance and functions of cyber accreditation body

By Rick Weber / December 12, 2019

The Defense Department has convened a series of industry working groups to develop recommendations for creating an accreditation body that will be central to a cybersecurity certification program for Pentagon contractors expected to be up and running next year.

The working groups -- addressing a wide range of issues such as adjudication, governance, standards, and scope of the accreditation body's functions -- laid out preliminary recommendations last week at a meeting called by DOD and hosted by the Professional Services...


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