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
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
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 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
One of the biggest misconceptions about CMMC is that certification is a one-time event. It is not. CMMC compliance must be maintained continuously after certification is achieved. For Level 2
Editorial note: This post separates sourced regulatory facts from forward-looking practitioner analysis. Sections are labeled accordingly. Draft NIST publications should be treated as planning inputs rather than current compliance obligations