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  • March 13 – Protecting Sensitive Information and Proving it Through CMMC
    • The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program has been in the headlines for several years now.  Recent updates, including the December 26, 2023 release of a new, proposed CMMC regulation, are causing many government contractors to pay closer attention to CMMC.  In this 90-minute session, taught by a founding member of the CMMC Accreditation Body, CMMC Provisional Instructor, and Certified CMMC Assessor, we will discuss the CMMC program, its relationship with Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”) and Covered Defense Information (“CDI”), and how to accelerate your CMMC compliance journey.  We will also the role the Supplier Performance Risk System (“SPRS”), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Special Publications, and other key agency provisions play in the CMMC program, with an emphasis on their implementation in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (“DFARS”).  We will also explore the implications of CMMC’s attestation requirements for senior company officials, recent False Claims Act cases, techniques for minimizing risk, and best practices for establishing compliance