WASHINGTON - eTradeWire -- A growing number of American suppliers and federal contractors are being pushed into the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Yet the accreditation body behind this mandate — the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) — is tied to documented federal contract fraud The GUBERMAN-ANOMOLY-DISCOVERY: https://guberman-quality.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GUBERMAN-ANOMALY-FEBRUARY-2026.docx.pdf ,(Pages 3-9) raising profound concerns about the legitimacy of the entire CMMC regime.

THE REAL STORY BEHIND CMMC Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification "IT AIN'T WHAT YOU THINK" https://youtu.be/JD7uVqFTrV4



According to 40‑year quality expert and Boeing shareholder DARYL GUBERMAN, the foundation of CMMC is compromised at its root. ANAB's conduct under U.S. Department of State Contract 19AQMM18R0131 (2018) violated the impartiality requirements of ISO/IEC 17011 — the global standard that governs accreditation bodies. Despite this breach, ANAB continues to receive federal money through U.S. Department of Justice Contract 15F06725C0000139 (2025).

Federal Contract Records Reveal ANAB's 14 Year Accreditation Identity Breakdown: DOS 19AQMM18R0131 (2018) and DOJ 15F06725C0000139 (2025) https://www.prlog.org/13142907-federal-contract-records-reveal-anabs-14-year-accreditation-identity-breakdown-dos-19aqmm18r0131-2018-and-doj-15f06725c0000139-2025.html

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"Suppliers are being forced into a cybersecurity mandate built on an accreditation body that perpetrated fraud on a federal contract," Guberman states. "If the accreditor itself cannot meet impartiality requirements, the entire CMMC structure collapses under its own contradictions."

THE CRITICAL FACT OMITTED FROM THE PUBLIC: THE DoD IS A MEMBER OF THE VERY BODY IT IS FORCING ON SUPPLIERS

A fact rarely acknowledged — and never disclosed to suppliers — is that the Department of Defense sits as a member on the ANSI–ANAB board, the same organization that:

• Inserted false underwriter claims into the U.S. Department of State's 2018 contract
• Violated ISO/IEC 17011 impartiality requirements
• Continues receiving federal funds despite documented misconduct
• Oversees the accreditation chain that CMMC depends on

This means the DoD is financially supporting, publicly endorsing, and structurally tied to an accreditation body that has already been implicated in federal contract fraud.

And yet, the DoD is simultaneously forcing U.S. suppliers to comply with a cybersecurity mandate built on that same compromised accreditation body.

Guberman states:

"How can any supplier in good conscience accept CMMC when the Department of Defense itself is a member of the very organization that violated federal contract integrity? This is not oversight — this is a racket."

The GUBERMAN Assessment of CMMC, a 99‑page forensic analysis, outlines how ANAB's actions contaminated the credibility of the accreditation chain that CMMC depends on. ISO/IEC 17011 requires accreditation bodies to operate with strict independence and impartiality — yet ANAB's involvement in the DOS contract demonstrates the opposite.

GUBERMAN argues and proves—through his presentations, and especially through the Guberman Anomaly Discovery—that the failure is not isolated. Through the Multilateral Lateral Arrangements (MLAs) and Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)—the international equivalency systems that treat all participating accreditation bodies as interchangeable—ANAB's compromised status contaminates the entire network.These MLA/MRA frameworks operate on a single governing principle: "accredited once, accepted everywhere." Because ANAB is positioned as the gold‑standard U.S. accreditation authority within these agreements, its 2018 fraud on the U.S. Department of State contract instantly corrupted every equivalent certificate across the MLA/MRA system.Once the fraud entered the chain, every certificate, every assessor, and every audit tied to the MLA/MRA network became unreliable, affecting both national and international accreditation reliance.This includes the International Accreditation Forum (IAF)—incorporated in Delaware—and its sister organization, the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), now merged into GLOBAC.Rebranding or restructuring the global accreditation architecture does not erase the contamination. The MLA/MRA rule of equivalency ensures that a compromised root authority compromises every certificate downstream, regardless of later organizational changes.

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"A system built on a fraudulent accreditation backbone cannot produce trustworthy cybersecurity assessments," Guberman warns. "Suppliers are paying for a certification that cannot deliver what it promises."

The implications for U.S. suppliers are severe:

• They are being required to comply with CMMC to maintain federal contracts.
• They are being evaluated by an accreditation ecosystem whose impartiality has been breached.
• They are being held responsible for cybersecurity failures even when the government's own systems remain vulnerable.

Guberman emphasizes that CMMC has become a liability shield, shifting blame onto contractors while the accreditor behind the system remains entangled in federal conflicts and contract violations.

"The government is forcing suppliers into a system built on an accreditor that violated the very standards it claims to enforce," Guberman says. "This is not cybersecurity. This is institutionalized misdirection."

As federal agencies continue to push CMMC across the defense industrial base, Guberman calls for immediate scrutiny of ANAB's role, its federal contract history, and the structural conflicts embedded within the accreditation network.

"A cybersecurity mandate cannot stand when its foundation is fraudulent," Guberman concludes.

"Suppliers deserve truth, not theater."

Missiles, Secrets, and Seals of Approval: How ANSI–ANAB Opened the Door to China and Russia https://www.prlog.org/13083841-missiles-secrets-and-seals-of-approval-how-ansianab-opened-the-door-to-china-and-russia.html

CMMC WARNING — The pay‑to‑play era is dead, but the Department of Defense/Department of War still acts like the fix is in.-© DARYL GUBERMAN 2026