In category: Cybersecurity
IAT, IAM, IASAE and the DCWF Role Codes: Which Category Your Cleared Job Falls Into
The clause that put "IAT Level II" into a generation of cleared job descriptions is dated JAN 2008 and points at DoD 8570.01-M, a manual the Department cancelled on February 15, 2023. It is still printed in the codified DFARS, and since February 1, 2026 contracting officers have … more
CMMC Assessor Jobs: The New Cleared Role, What It Pays, and How to Qualify
On 13 July 2026 the Department of War suspended the CMMC Phase II requirements due to take effect on 10 November 2026. Phase II would have made a third-party certification assessment a condition of contract award, and it was the entire commercial case for the CMMC Certified Asses… more
IAT Level II: The Exact Certifications That Qualify, and Which One to Take First
The chart that tells a cleared job seeker which certifications satisfy IAT Level II has not been publicly readable since March 9, 2023. That is the last archived rendering of the DoD Cyber Exchange page that returned the table instead of a login redirect. Snapshots from August 11… more
8140 Certification Requirements on a Cleared IT Contract: What the Employer Must Verify
Open the DFARS Part 239 that Defense contracting officers have been directed to use since 1 February 2026 and look for the information assurance certification rules. One line sits where they used to be: Subpart 239.71-239.73 [Reserved]. The words "8570," "8140," "information assu… more
CMMC Level 2 and the Staff You Now Have to Hire: Assessors, ISSOs and Compliance Leads
On November 10, 2025, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification took effect. That date started Phase 1 of the rollout, and it is the moment CMMC stopped being a policy slide and became a clause in live Department… more