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CMMC Brief

Daily CMMC and defense industrial base compliance briefing. DoD policy and rulemaking, False Claims Act cyber enforcement, Cyber AB and C3PAO developments, NIST 800-171 updates, and contracting impact for DIB contractors, compliance managers, and the MSPs and consultants who support them. From Carolina Clear Tech.

Latest Episodes:

2026-08-22: The FAR CUI proposed rule mandating NIST SP 800-171 rev 3 across all federal contracts is expected Aug 22, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-08-22

Stories Covered

Today:
FAR CUI Rule: Government-Wide NIST 800-171 Rev 3 Mandate Coming Before Year-End [Policy & Rulemaking]
Action required: [Policy & Rulemaking]
Virginia Company Pays $2.5M to Settle PPP Fraud Allegations [Enforcement & False Claims]
FCA risk note: [Enforcement & False Claims]
FAR CUI Flow-Down to All Federal Contracts [Contracting Impact]
Army Project Griffin: AI Cyber Defense Without Token Bloat or New Vulnerabilities [Practitioner Pulse]
DIB takeaway: [Practitioner Pulse]
CISA Logging Guidance: Voluntary, But Expect Prime Flow-Down [Practitioner Pulse]
Navy SECNAV Warning: Multi-Domain Campaign Targeting Personnel and Installations [Practitioner Pulse]
Contractor impact: [Practitioner Pulse]

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2026-08-15: The r/CMMC community is working through FIPS 140-3 validation requirements and GCC-High migration Aug 15, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-08-15

Stories Covered

Today:
FIPS 140-3 Validation: What DIB Contractors Need to Know [NIST & Standards]
Action: [NIST & Standards]
Commercial-to-GCC-High Migration: Practitioner War Stories [Practitioner Pulse]
Action: [Practitioner Pulse]
White House Authorizes Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations [Contracting Impact]
Action: [Contracting Impact]

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2026-08-09: DoW CIO Kirsten Davies signaled at Black Hat that the Phase 2 hold may be termed a "pause" rather Aug 09, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-08-09

Stories Covered

Today:
Action item: [Policy & Rulemaking]
VOIP voicemail and FedRAMP scope creep. [Practitioner Pulse]
GCC High migration economics. [Practitioner Pulse]

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2026-08-08: A Federal News Network interview with early CMMC Level 2 adopter IntelliGenesis highlights the real Aug 08, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-08-08

Stories Covered

Today:

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2026-08-07: No new CMMC rulemaking or enforcement actions dropped today Aug 07, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-08-07

Stories Covered

Today:
What to do: [Policy & Rulemaking]
What to do: [Contracting Impact]
What to do: [Contracting Impact]
What to do: [Contracting Impact]
What to do: [Practitioner Pulse]

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2026-08-06: No new CMMC policy actions, enforcement cases, or standards updates surfaced in today's collection Aug 06, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-08-06

Stories Covered

Today:
Bottom line: [Practitioner Pulse]

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2026-08-04: Practitioners report confusion about Level 2 self-assessment vs C3PAO timelines during the Aug 04, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-08-04

Stories Covered

Today:
Default termination burden [Contracting Impact]
Space Force acquisition shift [Contracting Impact]

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2026-08-01: DoD raised the TINA certified cost/pricing data threshold to $10M effective July 1 Aug 01, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-08-01

Stories Covered

Today:
DoD IT Category Management Directive (DoW Instruction 8000.02) Takes Effect [Policy & Rulemaking]
Chinese Military Company Covered Lobbyist Prohibition: DoD Publishes Guidance [Policy & Rulemaking]
$10 Million TINA Threshold Now in Force (As of July 1, 2026) [Contracting Impact]
Remote Worker Fraud: Foreign Actors and FCA Exposure for Contractors [Enforcement & False Claims]

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2026-07-31: A new Executive Order requires defense prime contractors and subcontractors at every tier to map Jul 31, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-07-31

Stories Covered

Today:
Executive Order: Securing America's Defense Supply Chains (Signed July 20, 2026) [Policy & Rulemaking]
Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Timelines Accelerate [Policy & Rulemaking]
Defense Supply Chain Mapping Will Create New Flow-Down Requirements [Contracting Impact]
House Passes $1.15T Defense Policy Bill (216-212) [Contracting Impact]
Micro-SMB Tooling for CMMC Compliance (r/CMMC) [Practitioner Pulse]
Two-Person LLC Struggling with Compliance Burden (r/CMMC) [Practitioner Pulse]
"CMMC at Sea" Training Cruise Draws Skepticism (r/CMMC) [Practitioner Pulse]
Tier 3 Background Investigation Delays (r/CMMC) [Practitioner Pulse]
CUI-Safe Meeting Notetakers (r/CMMC) [Practitioner Pulse]

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2026-07-30: A practitioner shared a detailed CMMC-CCP exam pass/fail breakdown on Reddit that surfaces real Jul 30, 2026

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Show Notes - 2026-07-30

Stories Covered

Today:
CMMC-CCP Exam: First-Hand Pass/Fail Breakdown Reveals Study Gaps [Practitioner Pulse]
Summit 7 Dissects "Brilliant at the Basics" for DIB Contractors [Practitioner Pulse]
Navy LETHALITY Consortium Seeks Network Consolidation Prototypes [Contracting Impact]
What's not here today: [Contracting Impact]

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