URGENT UPDATE: THE NEW DFARS INTERIM RULE HAS BEEN RELEASED AND GOES INTO EFFECT NOVEMBER 30, 2020!
Watch the video now to get the latest information on the DoD’s new DFARS rules and the rollout of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, directly from CMMC program director Katie Arrington.
The Cyber Collaboration Center broadcast the Pacific CMMC Conference online event on Thursday, October 22, 2020 as its DFARS 7012 Cybersecurity Webinar Series #14, featuring guest speaker Katie Arrington, director of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. All are welcome to watch the recording of this event, produced in partnership with leading Pacific cybersecurity stakeholders including Cyber Hawaii, the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council (MAC) and INNOVATE Hawaii (Hawaii’s NIST National Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network Center).
The conference event was held online and was NOT limited to companies doing business with DoD in the Pacific. The information presented is relevant to all DoD contractors nationwide.
The new DFARS Interim Rule released Sept 29, 2020, provides a legal framework for the government to collect more information from contractors and require them to take actions that will cost money in order to be eligible for contract awards. The new rules take effect on November 30, 2020 and are expected to impact all contractors doing business with the DoD. Your company’s executives should view the recording, if they did not attend the event, to make sure they are aware of the impacts these rule changes are expected to have on the DoD procurement process across the entire supply chain.
This special webinar provided key updates from the head of the CMMC program, along with experts from eResilience explaining more about the new DFARS rules, including information about what companies should expect and how to prepare.
Franklin Turner
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Katherine Arrington
Chief Information Security Officer
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
Katherine “Katie” Arrington is a member of the Senior Executive Service and serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for Acquisition and Sustainment (CISO(A&S)) to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)). In this position, she serves as the central hub and integrator within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) to align acquisition and sustainment cyber strategy and efforts to enhance cyber security within the Defense Industrial Base.
As the CISO(A&S), Ms. Arrington is responsible to ensure the incorporation of integrated security/cyber efforts within USD(A&S) with the purpose of providing a focused and streamlined governance approach, provide a central coordination point and common compliance standard that serves to synchronize the various existing disparate cyber security efforts and standards across the Department and Industry as it relates to Department of Defense acquisition and sustainment efforts.
Ms. Arrington is leading efforts that help ensure a secure Defense Supply Chain through the implementation of Trusted Capital vendors and Supply Chain Risk Management principles, enhance Defense Industrial Base security and resilience, and establish a common cyber security standard within Departmental acquisition efforts. She also synchronizes these efforts across the Department, other federal agencies, and works with legislators to ensure Departmental authorities and actions align and support the nation’s security goals.