CMMC Watch - Data Sources
Complete list of sources for daily CMMC/compliance news aggregation.
RSS Feeds (FREE - 20 feeds)
Federal IT & Defense Cybersecurity
- FedScoop - https://fedscoop.com/feed/
- DefenseScoop - https://defensescoop.com/feed/
- Federal News Network - https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/technology-main/cybersecurity/feed/
- Nextgov Cybersecurity - https://www.nextgov.com/rss/cybersecurity/
- GovCon Wire - https://www.govconwire.com/feed/
- SecurityWeek - https://www.securityweek.com/feed/
- Cyberscoop - https://cyberscoop.com/feed/
Defense-focused
- Breaking Defense - https://breakingdefense.com/feed/
- Defense One - https://www.defenseone.com/rss/all/
- Defense News - https://www.defensenews.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/?outputType=xml
- ExecutiveGov - https://executivegov.com/feed/
Intelligence & Espionage
- Industrial Cyber - https://industrialcyber.co/feed/
- IntelNews - https://intelnews.org/feed/
- CSIS - https://www.csis.org/rss/analysis/all
- Cyberpress - https://cyberpress.org/feed/
- Reuters Security - https://www.reuters.com/arc/outboundfeeds/v3/rss/section/world/cybersecurity/?outputType=xml
Official Government Sources
- DOJ National Security - https://www.justice.gov/feeds/opa/justice-news.xml
- NIST CSRC - https://csrc.nist.gov/csrc/media/feeds/metafeeds/all.rss β NEW
CMMC-Specific Resources
- CMMC Audit Blog - https://cmmcaudit.org/feed/ β NEW
- Cyber-AB News - https://cyberab.org/feed/ β NEW
Total RSS feeds: 20
Cost: $0/month β
LinkedIn Profiles (Apify - FREE TIER)
Key CMMC Influencers (4 profiles)
- Katie Arrington - DoD CIO (former CISO, original CMMC architect)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-arrington-a6949425/
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Stacy Bostjanick - DoD CIO Chief DIB Cybersecurity (CMMC implementation lead)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacy-bostjanick-a3b67173/
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Matthew Travis - Cyber-AB CEO (former CISA Deputy Director)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewtravisdc/
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Amira Armond - Kieri Solutions (C3PAO), cmmcaudit.org editor
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/amira-armond/
Fetch limits (optimized for free tier): - 4 profiles max - 3 posts per profile max - 1 fetch per day - ~12 posts/day total
Expected usage: ~$3/month
Free tier limit: $5/month
Cost: $0/month (within free tier) β
LinkedIn API Credentials (Optional)
LinkedIn API integration is available but not recommended because: - Only works for company pages (not personal profiles) - Our key profiles are personal accounts - Apify free tier works better for our use case
See scripts/linkedin_api_setup.md and scripts/linkedin_oauth.py if you want to experiment.
Summary
Total sources: 20 RSS feeds + 4 LinkedIn profiles = 24 sources
Total cost: $0/month (Apify free tier)
Expected daily content: 50+ posts/day
Recent additions (2026-01-25): - β NIST CSRC RSS feed (official NIST 800-171 updates) - β CMMC Audit Blog RSS (Amira Armond) - β Cyber-AB News RSS (official certification body)
Abandoned approaches: - β RSSHub (LinkedIn route broken/disabled) - β οΈ LinkedIn API (available but limited to company pages)
Monitoring Apify Usage
- Go to https://console.apify.com/account/usage
- Check "Platform usage" for current month
- If approaching $5 limit:
- Reduce to 3 profiles
- Fetch every other day
- Or upgrade to paid tier ($49/month for more credits)
Current config stays well within free tier. No action needed. β