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David Mullis

David Mullis

Regulatory affairs consultant at Gov Contract Pros LLC (GCP) in Washington, DC; former Assistant Chief Counsel at the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy focused on government contracting, AI/tech, and small-entity advocacy.

Sep 29, 2026

14:21
But I'm just curious, what are your thoughts on the pause? What are your thoughts on how that's going to look in terms of future regulatory impact? Is there a reason companies should stop preparing? What are your thoughts on it?
14:33
Yeah, I think everyone is trying to figure out what their crystal ball says about the future of CMMC.
14:39
And it's been that way for the decade or more since it really started with the 2010 executive order on CUI, then expanded in 2017 with the self-certification program.
14:50
But we found that no one was complying with that.
14:53
So 2019 began to go through that actual certification process.
14:58
And then it almost got across the finish line in 2020.
15:01
It stopped.

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25:38
And I'm curious, what's your take on that? Are they getting higher? Are they getting lower? Are companies being advantaged, disadvantaged? What's the landscape on SBA size standards right now?

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