Chesapeake Science & Security Corridor Supports Army Readiness, Resilience Through Networked Defense Industry Base and CMMC Framework

The Chesapeake Science and Security Corridor (CSSC)’s epicenter is Harford County, MD, home to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG). Inside the gates of this 100+ tenant Department of Defense (DoD) Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) megabase are six Centers of Excellence including C5ISR, and the highest concentration of advanced degrees on a U.S. military installation. Outside its gates, more than 150 defense companies stand at the ready to support a military-critical mission in readiness and resilience. And between them now lies an impending, evolving certification compliance in cybersecurity that impacts acquisition, teaming, performance integrity and . . .