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NIST SP 800-171 to Become Explicit Defense Contract Evaluation Criterion

While not an automatic deal-breaker as it will be under the CMMC, Defense contractors may soon have to show compliance with NIST SP 800-171—Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations—as part of their evaluation criteria.

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