
CMMC Phase II Implementation Paused: What Defense Contractors Need to Know
On July 13, 2026, the Department of War announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II requirements and launched a 60-day review of the program as part of Secretary Pete

On July 13, 2026, the Department of War announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II requirements and launched a 60-day review of the program as part of Secretary Pete

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

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

For many defense contractors, the most stressful part of CMMC is not the preparation. It is the thought of going through everything, the months of work, the documentation, the remediation,

If you have been working toward CMMC certification or you have already achieved it, one of the most common questions that comes up is simple: how often does this actually

For many defense contractors, one of the biggest questions surrounding CMMC is straightforward: how do we determine which level applies to our organization? It is an important question because the

Determining the Assessment Requirement The CMMC Level 2 process begins with a clear determination of the required assessment type. An organization must establish whether it is subject to a self-assessment

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