DoD announces cybersecurity certification pilots December 16, 2020 The DoD released selected acquisitions to pilot the forthcoming CMMC. (Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Pinneo/U.S. Coast Guard) WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense has outlined what contracts will initially fall within its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. The CMMC is a tiered cybersecurity framework that grades companies on a scale of one to five. A score of one designates basic cyber hygiene and a five represents advanced hygiene. Top officials at the DoD have said the process will not be retroactive, and ...