The ink has barely dried on the CMMC final rule, and already the defense contracting community is buzzing with speculation about what comes next. Just when contractors thought they had a moment to catch their breath after years of regulatory limbo, whispers of CMMC 3.0 have begun circulating through the industry.
But is this just noise, or is there something more substantial happening behind the scenes? As it turns out, recent DoD actions suggest that conversations about the next iteration of CMMC might be closer than we thought.