{"id":256630,"date":"2026-05-27T05:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/dow-ciso-prepping-overhaul-of-cyber-compliance-rmf-process\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T06:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:15:12","slug":"dow-ciso-prepping-overhaul-of-cyber-compliance-rmf-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/dow-ciso-prepping-overhaul-of-cyber-compliance-rmf-process\/","title":{"rendered":"DOW CISO: Prepping Overhaul of Cyber Compliance, RMF Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOW CISO: Prepping Overhaul of Cyber Compliance, RMF Process<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.govconwire.com\/articles\/pentagon-rmf-overhaul-aaron-bishop-ciso-cyber<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-27 05:48:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.govconwire.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cdepartment\u2019sThe Department of War is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its cybersecurity compliance and risk management processes, according to\u00a0Aaron Bishop, acting principal deputy chief information officer and chief information security officer at the Pentagon.<\/p>\n

Speaking Thursday at\u00a0Potomac Officers Club\u2019s 2026 Cyber Summit, Bishop outlined plans for major reforms to the Department of War\u2019s risk management framework process, arguing the current approach is too slow, paperwork-heavy and outdated to support modern cyber operations and future warfare requirements.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI hate it the way it is today,\u201d Bishop said of the current RMF process. \u201cIt is absolutely, I\u2019m going to say, 1990s mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishop said the Pentagon plans to roll out what he described as \u201cRMF reform\u201d over the coming months, with a focus on simplification, automation and continuous monitoring.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will start with simplify. It will end with automation. No more paper,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The remarks indicated that the Department of War is preparing significant changes to how cybersecurity compliance, authorization and monitoring are managed across military systems and contractor environments.<\/p>\n

Why Is the Pentagon Reforming RMF?<\/h2>\n

Throughout his keynote, Bishop repeatedly contrasted the speed of technological change with what he described as the department\u2019s historically slow-moving modernization processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we all know, technology moves at a transformational pace, not an evolutionary pace,\u201d he said. \u201cTherein lies the delta we have to close.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishop argued the Pentagon has traditionally relied on incremental modernization approaches while…<\/p>\n

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