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You may have heard that an enclave can lower your CMMC assessment cost. Here is what an enclave actually is, when it…
Your SPRS score is a number from -203 to +110. Defense primes check it before awarding subcontracts. Here is what a…
On July 13, 2026, DoD suspended CMMC Phase 2, pausing the November 10, 2026 third-party assessment deadline. Phase 1…
32 CFR Part 170 puts CMMC Level 2 cost at $104,670 for small entities. Here is the line-item breakdown and four moves…
C3PAO wait times for CMMC Level 2 still run 4 to 6 months, but the November 2026 deadline that made this urgent is on…
NIST 800-171 self-assessment in plain English: what the SPRS score means, what you actually have to submit, where to…
Your engineer earns $30 an hour. What do you bill the government? If you say $30, you lose money on every hour. If you…
CUI stands for Controlled Unclassified Information. It is sensitive but unclassified information that the federal…
The Federal Acquisition Regulation, known as the FAR, is the main rulebook that governs how federal agencies buy goods…
FAR Part 31 decides which costs the government will pay on your cost-type contracts. The rules are not ambiguous. The…
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