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CMMC Watch is an automated daily news aggregator focused on CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification), NIST 800-171 compliance, and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) cybersecurity. Updated February 11, 2026 with 114 curated articles.

Target Audience

Defense contractors, compliance officers, CISOs, IT security professionals, government contractors, C3PAO assessors, and anyone involved in federal cybersecurity compliance.

Content Categories

  • CMMC Program News: Updates on CMMC certification, C3PAO assessments, Cyber AB announcements
  • NIST & Compliance: NIST 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7012, FedRAMP, FISMA requirements
  • Federal Cybersecurity: CISA alerts, federal agency security initiatives, policy changes
  • Defense Industrial Base: DIB news, contractor cybersecurity, supply chain security

News Sources

Aggregated from authoritative federal and defense news outlets:

  • Government/Federal: FedScoop, DefenseScoop, Federal News Network, Nextgov, ExecutiveGov
  • Defense Industry: Breaking Defense, Defense One, Defense News, GovCon Wire
  • Cybersecurity: SecurityWeek, Cyberscoop
  • Community: Reddit r/CMMC, r/NISTControls, r/FederalEmployees, r/cybersecurity, r/GovContracting
  • LinkedIn: CMMC industry influencers and thought leaders

Key Terms Glossary

CMMC
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification - DoD framework for contractor cybersecurity
CUI
Controlled Unclassified Information - sensitive but unclassified government data
FCI
Federal Contract Information - information provided under government contract
C3PAO
CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization - authorized assessors
SPRS
Supplier Performance Risk System - DoD contractor scoring system
DIB
Defense Industrial Base - DoD contractor ecosystem
POA&M
Plan of Action and Milestones - remediation tracking document

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This page regenerates automatically every day at 6:00 AM EST via GitHub Actions. Content is AI-curated for relevance to CMMC and federal cybersecurity compliance topics.

Today's Top Stories

Featured stories from February 11, 2026:

  1. Amira Armond: Spreading the word - new **official** FAQ answers have been posted by the DoD. "Will CMMC apply... (Source: LinkedIn)
  2. Navy advances plans to reshuffle traditional carrier strike group model (Source: Breaking Defense)
  3. DISA unveils new cloud environment to speed delivery of services to forces (Source: Breaking Defense)
  4. By Light Closes Dignitas Technologies Acquisition to Strengthen Modeling & Simulation Portfolio (Source: GovCon Wire)
  5. American Systems to Accelerate Delivery of New Warfighter Capabilities Under $173M Navy Contract (Source: GovCon Wire)
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Latest News by Category

GovCon Wire Parsons Secures $125M Army Task Order for DEVCOM ARL R&D Support Defense One NATO innovation chief: Alliance must speed up, or risk Russian invasion DefenseScoop CIA, SOCOM gearing up for rapid capability assessment with an eye toward ‘field-forward’ ops DefenseScoop Military warns EOD techs against uploading ‘highly sensitive’ bomb disposal data into generative AI systems Breaking Defense World Defense Show Day 3: Saudis eye AI, and a local defense giant transforms Intelnews France arrests alleged Chinese spies living in small village—four arrests so far ExecutiveGov CIA Unveils Acquisition Framework ExecutiveGov VA Lists Suicide Prevention, EHR Applications in AI Inventory DefenseScoop The Marine Corps passed its third audit and is testing how AI, automation can make the process easier Breaking Defense HEO, SatVu, Sierra Nevada nab first of NRO’s new commercial imagery contracts Federal News Network Wyden pledges to keep hold on nominee to lead CISA FedScoop DHS privacy probe will focus on biometric tracking by ICE, OBIM Nextgov Senator says AT&T and Verizon blocked release of Salt Typhoon security reports FedScoop Federal judge blocks ICE from using IRS taxpayer data in enforcement Federal News Network Technical debt puts federal cybersecurity at risk. The question now is how to break out of the cycle. Federal News Network OMB seeks to once again empower agency CIOs DefenseScoop Marine Corps brings General Atomics into CCA program for autonomy development DefenseScoop Navy CNO is ‘all ahead flank’ on AI GovCon Wire Peerless Technologies Names Brent Gerity as President of QED Systems GovCon Wire Leidos Secures $142M DISA IT Operations Modernization Contract GovCon Wire Dean Sysman Moves to Executive Chairman Role at Axonius; Joe Diamond Named Interim CEO GovCon Wire TechnoMile, pWin.ai Team Up to Support Contract Pursuit, Proposal Work Defense One Pentagon leaders should have more control over services’ tech budgets, GAO suggests Cyberpress Coinbase Cartel Prioritizes Data Theft in Targeted Extortion Campaign
GovCon Wire Parsons Secures $125M Army Task Order for DEVCOM ARL R&D Support Defense One NATO innovation chief: Alliance must speed up, or risk Russian invasion DefenseScoop CIA, SOCOM gearing up for rapid capability assessment with an eye toward ‘field-forward’ ops DefenseScoop Military warns EOD techs against uploading ‘highly sensitive’ bomb disposal data into generative AI systems Breaking Defense World Defense Show Day 3: Saudis eye AI, and a local defense giant transforms Intelnews France arrests alleged Chinese spies living in small village—four arrests so far ExecutiveGov CIA Unveils Acquisition Framework ExecutiveGov VA Lists Suicide Prevention, EHR Applications in AI Inventory
DefenseScoop The Marine Corps passed its third audit and is testing how AI, automation can make the process easier Breaking Defense HEO, SatVu, Sierra Nevada nab first of NRO’s new commercial imagery contracts Federal News Network Wyden pledges to keep hold on nominee to lead CISA FedScoop DHS privacy probe will focus on biometric tracking by ICE, OBIM Nextgov Senator says AT&T and Verizon blocked release of Salt Typhoon security reports FedScoop Federal judge blocks ICE from using IRS taxpayer data in enforcement Federal News Network Technical debt puts federal cybersecurity at risk. The question now is how to break out of the cycle. Federal News Network OMB seeks to once again empower agency CIOs
DefenseScoop Marine Corps brings General Atomics into CCA program for autonomy development DefenseScoop Navy CNO is ‘all ahead flank’ on AI GovCon Wire Peerless Technologies Names Brent Gerity as President of QED Systems GovCon Wire Leidos Secures $142M DISA IT Operations Modernization Contract GovCon Wire Dean Sysman Moves to Executive Chairman Role at Axonius; Joe Diamond Named Interim CEO GovCon Wire TechnoMile, pWin.ai Team Up to Support Contract Pursuit, Proposal Work Defense One Pentagon leaders should have more control over services’ tech budgets, GAO suggests
Cyberpress Coinbase Cartel Prioritizes Data Theft in Targeted Extortion Campaign

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