The Numbers Behind CMMC Assessment Capacity

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Everyone keeps saying there aren't enough CMMC assessors. The data tells a very different story. In this episode we break down actual assessment capacity using the current number of certified assessors, DoD's rollout estimates, and capacity growth rates across the ecosystem. How quickly is the ecosystem scaling toward future demand targets of 16,000 and even 25,000 assessments per year? Turns out the real bottleneck isn't assessor capacity at all. ... Register for Summit 7 Live: GAO Report (2026): GAO Report (2021):

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