Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification: Where Is It Going

This lecture will cover the implications for the Department of Defense (DoD) and potentially the rest of the government on the implementation of the CMMC practice. Why is this certification needed? What is the difference between CMMC and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800 standards? What is the cost of the certification and is it reimbursible? The attendee should come away with the latest information on the CMMC process and where it stands as of August 2020.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Tommy Gardner is HP’s Chief Technology Officer for HP Federal. His current responsibilities include technology leadership, strategic technology plans, product and technology strategies, sales force technical support and customer relationships.

Previously, Tommy has served as the Chief Technology Officer for Jacobs Engineering, Scitor, and ManTech. Earlier in his career he was a senior technical executive at Raytheon. In the U.S. Navy he served as the Deputy for Science and Technology for the Chief of Naval Research. He oversaw the Navy’s Deep Submergence Program as well as its Advanced Technology Program. He also commanded the nuclear submarine, USS San Juan (SSN 751).

Tommy’s educational background covers multiple disciplines and fields of interest including: cybersecurity, data science, blockchain, quantum information science, artificial intelligence, high performance computing and systems integration in government markets.

Tommy holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, an M.S. in Management of Technology from MIT and a Ph. D. in Economics from George Washington University. He is a Professional Engineer, an ASME Fellow, and serves as past Chair of the ASME Industry Advisory Board. He Is a member of the U. S. Council on Competitiveness.