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Hello to our partners across the

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defense industrial base . President

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Trump has set a clear vision for

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America to lead in technology and

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cybersecurity . Secretary Hegseth has

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echoed that call by directing the

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Department of War to aggressively

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support war fighter readiness ,

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resilience , and lethality . In support

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of this call across the department , we

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are transforming acquisitions ,

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reducing barriers to entry for small

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businesses , and supercharging our

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defense industrial base . The Office of

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the CIO is also doing our part today .

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I'm announcing the immediate suspension

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of phase two requirements for external

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third party assessments under the

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cybersecurity Maturity Model

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certification , commonly known as CMMC .

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To be clear , phase one self-assessment

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requirements remain firmly in place . I

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want to thank the forward-leaning

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companies that have already invested

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time and capital preparing for these

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third party assessments . Your

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investments were not in vain . Every

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dollar you spent upgrading your digital

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defenses has made your enterprise more

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resilient and our nation stronger .

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We are cutting the cost of bureaucratic

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compliance , not the importance of

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cybersecurity . Your security is our

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security . Safeguarding covered defense

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information remains a non-negotiable

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legal requirement to deliver critical

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digital capabilities to our warfighters .

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To ensure we maintain robust security

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without the red tape , today we are

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establishing a CMMC reform task force

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which will deliver its final

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recommendations to me within 60 days

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simultaneously we're issuing an RFI to

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you , our industry partners . We want

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your direct feedback on how you will

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continue to support cybersecurity at

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your enterprise while you scale up

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production as part of the Arsenal of

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Freedom initiative . In the coming days

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we will launch a brilliant at the

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basics cybersecurity campaign where we

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will provide streamlined practical

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guidance designed to reduce cyber risk

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to both your IT and your OT

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environments . We've worked . Hand in

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hand with experts and industry partners

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to distill these vital cybersecurity

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best practices into clear actionable

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steps , our goal is to empower small

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disruptive businesses to protect their

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operations confidently without the

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burden of a massive compliance overhead .

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's vision

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for the arsenal of freedom depends

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entirely on rapidly delivering superior

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technology to the tactical edge by

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removing prohibitive compliance costs

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and administrative barriers . We are

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unleashing innovative small and

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mid-size businesses to build and

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deliver capabilities faster than ever

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before . Together we will ensure we

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respond to President Trump and

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Secretary Hegseth's vision . And

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deliver peace through technical

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strength . thank you .