“Our hope is that the vendors can then gain access to some of the classified conversations that they need to be at the table in,” Sarah Pearson said.

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GSA terminated the security clearances of several hundred employees after an audit to ensure clearances "are strictly aligned with operational necessity."

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Most organizations agree a key problem for the CMMC program is the Defense Department's inability to properly identify and mark CUI.

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