DoD plans CMMC listening sessions as questions swirl around review
DoD plans CMMC listening sessions as questions swirl around review  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Mon Jul 20 2026
Description: The Pentagon has kicked off its review of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. Defense officials plan to hold listening sessions across the country to hear about compliance concerns. But questions continue to swirl around what exactly the Pentagon can do differently this time to balance small businesses cost concerns with the need to enforce cyber requirements. For the latest, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.