As we move through 2026, the DoW has already begun to include C3PAO Level 2 assessment clauses in solicitations. If your organization is part of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), understanding your required CMMC level is the most important first step toward compliance. There are three levels of compliance that are meant to protect distinct levels of sensitive information.    DoW CMMC Levels Graphic Level 1: Level 1 is designed to protect Federal Contract Information (FCI); i

Under Phase 1, CMMC compliance has become a condition of contract award. DIB contractors are now seeing CMMC requirements appear in new solicitations. Success in CMMC 2.0 is about right sizing your environment during the discovery and scoping phases before an assessor ever sets eyes on your CMMC implementation. To define an accurate assessment boundary, you must first track the flow of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) through your organization. Starting with how you

Complying with CMMC requirements means strong documentation. Some companies choose to put all their documentation in a single System Security Plan (SSP) to reduce the number of controlled documents. However, we recommend a layered documentation approach to segment the security plan and to ensure the needed information gets to the right people. This documentation approach is built upon four layers: a high-level narrative of the security strategy, security policies, detailed co