It is the latest lawsuit filed by the former Pentagon official after she was last year placed on paid leave.

In her resignation missive, the former DOD official writes that the allegations leveled against her were false and politically motivated.

The DOD official's attorney seeks access to classified information cited by the defendant agencies.

Attorneys for the official say they have been unable to obtain further information from the NSA about allegations against her.

Her security clearance for access to classified information has been suspended while the investigation takes place.

John Garstka is a DOD veteran and former chief technology officer for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The new bottleneck in the DOD's CMMC cyber requirements for contractors program's roll out has assessment companies frustrated.

The CMMC DFARS rule could be final soon as the government works through feedback from industry and trade groups on the program.

In what was likely her last press conferences at DOD, Ellen Lord announced the creation of the Trusted Capitol Digital Marketplace.

During a time when many other large programs were slowed to a halt because of the pandemic, CMMC went from "zero to sixty."