Brenda Marie Rivers
John Pope – acting program executive officer for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence and space systems at the U.S. Navy – has said he is committed to helping contractors ensure compliance with the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, Signal magazine reported Sunday.
“I’m ready as a PEO absolutely to pay the bills to make sure my industry partners are able to do their jobs securely. That’s part of our partnership,†Pope told the publication in an interview.
He added that adopting new approaches to data storage can help vendors comply with CMMC requirements and his office wants to work with contractor personnel who possess the skills to protect information. DoD aims to incorporate the new cybersecurity standards into requests for proposals starting this fall.
Potomac Officers Club will host its CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2. Click here to register for the event.
Katie Arrington, chief information security officer at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, will serve as a keynote speaker at the CMMC Forum 2020. She will address the CMMC’s timeline, how the certification process could change and will provide a memorandum of understanding with a newly established CMMC accrediting body.
A full expert panel will include Ty Schieber, senior director of executive education and CMMC-AB chairman of the University of Virginia and Richard Naylor of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) among other members of the federal sector and industry.
Register here to join Potomac Officers Club for its CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd to learn about the impact DoD’s CMMC will have on cybersecurity practices, supply chain security and other aspects of the federal market.
