On March 6, 2020, the Department of Defense Instruction 5200.48, Controlled Unclassified Information, was published. This instruction served as initial DoD guidance for the implementation of the CUI ...

For anyone working with or hoping to work with the Department of Defense (DoD), cybersecurity compliance is no longer ...

The move is good for federal data security and providers such as CDW Government, which is ready to comply with the framework. There has been a marked increase in the number of Department of Defense ...

January 09, 2026 - An audit , opens new tabby the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) has identified critical weaknesses in the Pentagon's process for authorizing ...

For years, federal contractors have assumed that if other agencies followed the Department of Defense’s lead on cybersecurity assurance, they would eventually adopt the Cybersecurity Maturity Model ...

Phase 1 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is live. The DFARS acquisition rule took effect on November 10, 2025, and DoD has begun incorporating CMMC requirements into new ...

With the November 10 deadline behind them, defense contractors face immediate compliance pressure, limited assessment capacity, and zero tolerance from the DoD, making CMMC readiness a make-or-break ...

Dedicated CUI enclaves help organisations isolate sensitive data, reduce risk exposure, and meet stringent CMMC and NIST ...