Defense Contractors Still Struggling with Basic CMMC Requirements
Cybersecurity Dive – Defense contractors are struggling to meet the requirements of the U.S. military’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, even as the Pentagon tries to accommodate their complaints about compliance burdens. Only two-thirds of contractors that submitted CMMC self-assessment scores to the military in 2026 are extremely or very confident that those scores accurately reflect their cybersecurity posture, and the median contractor believes it is only 70% ready to undergo CMMC certification.
