Advisory and strategy led personally. Where specialist execution is needed, we identify the right consultant for the scope and stay engaged to ensure the work product serves you.
The May 2025 DFARS proposed rule means 40,000 contractors who have never touched classified work may now face SF 328 filings, beneficial ownership disclosure, and 90-day mitigation timelines triggered by option exercises and contract modifications.
32 CFR Part 170 took effect December 16, 2024. CMMC Level 2 certification is now a contract requirement for defense contractors handling CUI. Most contractors significantly underestimate their scoping and remediation burden.
Leadership is demanding AI adoption. Your compliance officer is demanding you don't blow up the CMMC boundary. Most AI vendors will tell you their tool is "FedRAMP authorized" and call it a day. That's not an SSP entry. It's not a boundary definition. And it won't survive a CMMC audit.
A defense contractor at 10 to 300 people typically needs both security program leadership and strategic IT direction. These functions are usually split across two executive roles. At this scale, one advisor can cover both. The overlap between security, compliance, and technology decisions is often where the real gaps are.
Most defense contractors running GCC High got there because a contract required it. The tenant exists, the licenses are paid, and Teams handles calls. What was never addressed: migrating data out of commercial Microsoft 365, right-sizing the license stack, getting voice off the legacy PBX, converting on-premises Exchange and file servers to the cloud, and actually building out the employee communications and engagement layer.
Defense contractors are disciplined about external compliance. Internal communications are a different story. Compliance announcements go out as email blasts nobody reads. Policy changes reach employees informally. System migrations go live without a communication plan. The intranet hasn't been updated in years. Nobody owns it because nobody was ever assigned to own it.
Strategic advisory, assessments, and retainer work are led personally. Where the scope calls for specialist execution — SF 328 preparation, C3PAO coordination, legal counsel, technical implementation — we identify the right consultant for your specific situation, not the nearest available resource. We stay engaged throughout to provide oversight and ensure you receive work product that fits your actual circumstances, not a template SOW written for a different client's problem.
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