DOD Codifies Pause of CMMC Phase 2, DOD CIO Says More Work Needed on CMMC

The Defense Department (DOD) has moved beyond a temporary pause of third-party assessment requirements under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program and into a binding acquisition instruction that codifies the suspension. Under the Trump administration, the DOD was rebranded as the War Department. 3 class deviation memo from John Tenaglia, principal director of Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy at DOD, directs contracting officers to make changes