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Documenting Inherited Controls in a CUI Environment
Inherited controls help only when you define the CUI boundary, assign ownership for each assessment objective, and point to evidence in the SSP and CRM that applies to in-scope assets.

Inherited controls help only when you define the CUI boundary, assign ownership for each assessment objective, and point to evidence in the SSP and CRM that applies to in-scope assets.

NIST published SP 800-171 Revision 3 in May 2024, but DoD contracts and CMMC assessments still point to Revision 2; use Rev 2 for assessments now and prepare your program to absorb Rev 3’s structure, alignment with SP 800-53 Rev 5, and organization-defined parameters.

How to author a System Security Plan for NIST 800-171 that survives C3PAO review.