Defense CMMC training underway for auditors

Training of the third-party accreditors for the DOD’s upcoming unified cybersecurity standard will take place from now until June, according to the Defense Department’s acquisition head.

Ellen Lord, the defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is set to publish by the end of January, and an independent accrediting body will begin training the auditors.

“The release is the end of this month for the CMMC model version one,” Lord told reporters during a Jan. 14 Defense Writers Group event in Washington, D.C. “The initial training is taking place of the assessors between now and June,” which is when the first requests for information including the standard are expected to roll out.

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