June 2026 cmmc Updates

As of July 13, 2026, the Department of War (DoW) has suspended Phase II of the phase implementation of CMMC 2.0. 

As a result, CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) and Level 3 (DIBCAC) certifications will not be included in new contract solicitations and existing opportunities will be modified to reflect this change.

However, the CMMC ecosystem still exists. Companies still in the assessment queue are able to achieve Level 2 (C3PAO) certification and be eligible for new contract opportunities. As many companies still exist in the queue, we will continue to monitor ecosystem growth as well as any regulatory updates that come from the 60-day review.

Here is where the ecosystem stands as of June 30, 2026:

full compliance Projection: January 2032

supply chain pressure is building

We're 18 months into the CMMC 2.0 program. To date, just 1.5% of companies in need of a Level 2 (C3PAO) certification have done so.

That matters.

As contract requirements expand later this year, limited certified supplier availability will begin impacting both prime and subcontractor competitiveness.

Why Progress Remains Constrained

Certification output is driven by two variables:

• Assessor capacity
• Contractor readiness

In June:

279 certifications were completed.
But the ecosystem had capacity for 2,024.

That’s just:

13.8% capacity utilization.

And this is not a one-month anomaly — average utilization has remained below 10% since program activation.

The bottleneck isn’t just the number of assessors.
It’s a general lack of readiness that might force assessors to focus on advisory roles and mock assessments, further reducing formal assessment capacity.

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