CMMC FAQ Updated (May 2026): What DIB Contractors Should Do Next
The DoD’s CMMC FAQ has been updated again. If you are working toward Level 2 certification, FAQ updates are not background noise. They are the closest thing to interpretive guidance you get between rulemakings, and assessors read them. The latest version, CMMC FAQ Revision 2.3 from May 2026, is worth reviewing closely. For small-to-medium DIB […]
L3Harris Just Put Its Supply Chain on the Clock. Here’s What That Means for You.
Last week, L3Harris Technologies sent an updated letter to its supplier base with a clear message: get CMMC certified by July 30, 2026, or risk losing your place on DoD programs. Three months is not enough time to start. For contractors who haven’t begun the certification process, the timeline is already somewhere between tight and […]
Why CMMC Is Harder for General Contractors Than Anyone Wants to Admit
If you’re a general contractor working in the Defense Industrial Base, CMMC isn’t just another compliance requirement. It’s a direct challenge to how your business operates. Most guidance around CMMC assumes a company controls its own environment. Its own systems. Its own people. That’s not how construction works. The Real Problem: You Don’t Do Most […]
GCC High and Commercial Teams Meetings: What DIB Contractors Need to Know About Cross-Tenant Collaboration
If your organization handles CUI in Microsoft 365 GCC High, you already know the environment exists for a reason — it meets the FedRAMP High baseline that CMMC Level 2 compliance demands. What catches many contractors off guard is how that separation affects something as routine as joining a Teams meeting with a commercial tenant […]
You Might Already Be a Defense Contractor — And CMMC Doesn’t Care That You Didn’t Know
There’s a conversation happening too late in too many small businesses: “Wait — we need CMMC?” It usually starts when a prime contractor sends a flowdown clause or a new solicitation lands with DFARS 252.204-7012 attached. The company makes a component, provides IT services, or handles logistics for someone who handles something for the DoD. […]