Edwards Performance Solutions first to earn accred

Daily Record Staff//October 15, 2021//

Listen to this article

The Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Professional (CCP) course curricula from Columbia-based business management consultant Edwards Performance Solutions received a formal award as CMMC Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB) Authorized Training Material (CATM).

Edwards is the first in the nation to receive the designation and is cleared to begin filling CCP classrooms. As both a government contractor and commercial provider, Edwards is heavily invested in supporting the contractor community navigate CMMC.

CMMC is a unified standard for implementing cybersecurity across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). The standard was created for the Defense Supply Chain and overseen by the CMMC-AB to deliver consistent and informative assessments to participating organizations against a defined set of controls/best practices. The CMMC Model itself is created and managed by the DoD.

Edwards first CCP courses are to be delivered Oct. 18-22, Nov.1-5, Nov. 15-19 and Dec. 6-10.