CMMC is the U.S. Department of Defense program for assessing cybersecurity practices across the Defense Industrial Base, focused on protecting Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) is the U.S. Department of Defense's program to verify that companies in the Defense Industrial Base protect sensitive government information. It anchors its requirements in FAR 52.204-21 (for Federal Contract Information) and NIST SP 800-171 (for Controlled Unclassified Information), and ties the ability to win and keep DoD contracts to demonstrated cybersecurity practices.
Effort depends on the required level: handling FCI maps to a smaller baseline, while handling CUI requires the full NIST SP 800-171 control set and, at higher levels, an assessment by an authorized C3PAO. Plan around closing gaps documented in your POA&M.
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How the platform supports your CMMC program — from first scope to ongoing monitoring.
Identify whether you handle FCI, CUI, or both, which sets the level and the applicable requirements.
Maintain a System Security Plan describing how each NIST SP 800-171 requirement is implemented.
Document remaining gaps and remediation in a Plan of Action & Milestones, kept current as you close them.
Map practices to evidence and keep it organized so a self-assessment or C3PAO review goes smoothly.
Public, high-level control or requirement areas — for orientation, not a complete control list.
CMMC shares controls with frameworks you may already run. A passing test can satisfy requirements in more than one place — so adding the next framework means reusing work, not repeating it.
Lower-level requirements are based on FAR 52.204-21; CUI-level requirements are based on NIST SP 800-171's security requirements.
Not always. Lower levels can rely on self-assessment, while higher levels require an assessment by an authorized C3PAO.
The System Security Plan documents how you meet each requirement; the Plan of Action & Milestones tracks open gaps and the plan to remediate them.
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