A System Security Plan (SSP) is one of the most important documents your organization will create when preparing for a CMMC Level 2 assessment. It explains how your organization protects
Most defense contractors don’t fail CMMC because of a missing policy or a weak password rule. They fail because they never correctly defined what they were protecting in the first
If you handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and hold a DoW contract, CMMC Level 2 compliance is not optional. It is a condition of doing business. But for many small
On June 23, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would amend multiple parts of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. This post explains
On June 18, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that LOGZONE, Inc., a 26-person defense contractor based in Huntsville, Alabama, agreed to pay $507,144 to resolve its liability under the
If your organization handles federal data in Microsoft 365, you have already encountered a choice that carries real compliance weight: Microsoft Government Community Cloud (GCC) or GCC High. For defense
Defense contractors navigating cloud compliance encounter four terms with alarming frequency: FedRAMP, GCC, GCC High, and CMMC. Each one appears in contracts, solicitations, compliance guidance, and vendor marketing. Each one
One of the most common points of confusion for defense contractors preparing for CMMC Level 2 is the relationship between two things that sound similar but serve entirely different purposes:
For most defense contractors, CMMC Level 2 is the destination. It is the certification that applies to the vast majority of organizations handling Controlled Unclassified Information, and it is the