Government Contracting
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CMMC Paused. The FAR CUI Rule Didn't.
The CMMC pause touched only third-party verification on DoD contracts. A separate government-wide FAR rule is still moving, and it would extend NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 to civilian contractors for the first time.
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The CMMC Suspension Is a Memo, Not a Rule
The Department of War suspended CMMC Phase 2 with two memoranda, not a rulemaking. The program's future is now a predictability problem more than a compliance problem.