The DCMA DIBCAC leads the Department of Defense's (DoD) contractor cybersecurity risk mitigation efforts. DIBCAC assesses DoD contractors' compliance with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations,” and the DFARS clause 252.204-7020’s NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
DIBCAC remains the DoD's only authorized assessor for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Third-Party Assessor Organizations (C3PAOs) and the sole entity designated to assess CMMC Level 3 for the DoD. It also serves as the primary NIST SP 800-171 Assessment capability and the de facto training entity for producing qualified cybersecurity assessors for the Defense Industrial Base's (DIB) protection of CUI.
The DIBCAC is proud to be a recipient of the 2021 DoD CIO Cyber and IT Excellence Award.
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