Topic · cyber-ab

Cyber AB

The Cyber AB — accreditation body for the CMMC ecosystem (C3PAOs, RPOs, assessors).

trade-press
DoD suspends CMMC third-party assessments indefinitely
Small-business cost pressure has stopped the verification model DoD built after deciding self-attestation was failing.
Federal News Network reports that DoD has suspended Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) third-party assessment requirements indefinitely and opened a 60-day program review, with recommendations expected by late September. Primes and subcontractors face frozen certification pathways, while CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAOs) lose near-term assessment revenue. DoD is reopening the verification model it built because contractor self-attestation did not work.
JUL 17
trade-press
House NDAA amendment targets CMMC cost burden
Congress is no longer just watching CMMC rollout mechanics; it is asking whether the market structure is pricing out small suppliers.
Inside Cybersecurity reports that House Armed Services advanced the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, 44-12, with a Rep. Jeff Crank amendment requesting a Defense Department briefing on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification reforms by March 1, 2027. The amendment cites excessive regulatory burdens, small-business disadvantage, and fee transparency concerns involving the Cyber AB and CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organizations. Primes, subs, assessors, and the Cyber AB get the message: CMMC cost is now a Hill oversight target.
JUN 5

DoD suspends CMMC third-party assessments indefinitely