Training materials and certification exams for the assessors and instructors needed to implement the Defense Department's third-party cybersecurity program for contractors are several months away from delivery, officials say. The board had previously indicated that training for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program could be ready by the end of the summer. However, it looks like that timeline has slipped to the fall. Melanie Kyle Gingrich, the training director for CMMC's accreditation body (AB), said the objectives for measurement, which are based on the CMMC framework and will be used as the basis to develop training materials and certification exams for certified assessors and professionals, have not yet been finalized or been approved by DOD. Gingrich said that could happen in the next month, but isn't guaranteed.