The CMMC 1.02 Level 3 Controls Breakdown

Doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) might be one of the most lucrative opportunities in the United States.

That might sound like it’s a bold statement. Yet, Lockheed Martin made $50.7 billion in revenue from DoD contracts in 2017 alone. The defense contractor also landed a 60-year deal for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, valued at an estimated $1 trillion back in 2019.

Although there’s a lot of money on the table, it does come at a cost.

When you think of doing business with the government, you might think of movies like 2005’s Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage or 2016’s War Dogs featuring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller. Both of those movies are loosely based on true stories about arms dealers from the 80s to early 2000s scheming their way into landing massive deals with the DoD.

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The moral of both of those stories is that crime doesn’t pay and their schemes eventually catch up with the main characters. However, it was extremely easy to conduct business and win contracts with the DoD in both blockbusters.

The way that those movies portray landing DoD contracts is accurate based on the years that they take place. Yet, modern-day contractors will tell you that it isn’t nearly as easy as it used to be.

And doing business with the DoD is only going to get more difficult, especially once 2025 arrives. Not to mention it’s going to cost more, too.

Of course, what I’m referring to is the upcoming enforcement of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).

If you have any existing contracts with the DoD, you’ve probably heard the acronym “CMMC” whispered throughout your office, fueled by a general sense of fear.

The fear throughout your office is justifiable. After all, if your organization fails to meet the criteria provided within CMMC, you can kiss your ability to win bids on future DoD contracts goodbye. In other words, the DoD won’t allow you to contract with them if you can’t prove compliance with CMMC.

To make matters worse, the way that CMMC categorizes different contractors into levels isn’t as straightforward as some might hope. Don’t get me wrong, the CMMC-AB provides a fantastic guide that lays out everything about the new requirements in detail.

Yet, sometimes it’s easier to understand requirements in chunks of information, written in plain English.

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I prefer the movie "Deal Of The Century". lol