POA&M explained
What is a POA&M? Planning security remediation
A Plan of Action and Milestones records remediation work, owners and dates. Only specific unresolved requirements can support a conditional CMMC status.
A practical remediation record
For each gap, describe the corrective action, accountable owner, expected completion date and evidence needed to demonstrate closure. A completed task still needs assessment of the underlying requirement.
CMMC restrictions
Level 1 does not permit a POA&M for achieving CMMC status. Level 2 conditional status has both score and requirement-specific restrictions. A work plan or generated document does not itself grant conditional status.
Next step
Review the conditional-status help page and the eligibility warnings beside your POA&M. Keep the programme target date separate from any official conditional-status closeout deadline.
A practical example
Example: replace “fix access” with a specific task: review active accounts, remove unnecessary access, assign an owner, set a date and retain a review record. Closing the task does not automatically confirm the underlying assessment finding.
Official sources
Reviewed 2026-09-22. Check current sources and your contract when making assessment or eligibility decisions.