Details emerge on CMMC accreditation body’s initial program for auditors, assessors

The independent accreditation body developing standards for auditors and assessors under the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has circulated information on how the provisional program will work, including fees and an initial structure for the selection process for third party assessors.

“The DoD expects to identify some select contracts beginning in the Fall of 2020 which will contain CMMC requirements,” the CMMC Accreditation Body wrote in a post on its website on Saturday. “These contracts will allow the DoD...