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Compliance for Defense & Federal Contractors

DFARS 252.204-7012 + CMMC + ITAR + FedRAMP + FISMA — defense compliance is the most complex stack in any industry. ComplianceIQ generates SSP + POA&M templates, CMMC L1/L2 evidence checklists, ITAR registration procedures, and FedRAMP-equivalent CRMs.

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The Defense, Aerospace & Federal Contractors compliance stack

5 frameworks typically in scope. Click any to run the free framework-specific audit.

NIST 800-171 Rev. 2 / Rev. 3
Foundation of CMMC Level 2 + DFARS 7012 — 110 (Rev. 2) / 96 (Rev. 3) controls
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CMMC Level 1 + Level 2
Required in DoD contracts handling FCI / CUI — phased in through 2028
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FedRAMP Moderate / High
Required for cloud services handling federal data
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FISMA Moderate
Federal information systems — pairs with FedRAMP for agency authorization
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ITAR
US Munitions List items — DDTC registration + 124.1 procedures
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The 4-document Defense, Aerospace & Federal Contractors bundle

Generate any or all in PDF + DOCX. Maps to NIST, CMMC, FedRAMP, FISMA, ITAR.

1
System Security Plan (SSP) — NIST 800-171 / CMMC L2
NIST 800-171 / CMMC
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2
DFARS 252.204-7012 Cyber Incident Response (72h reporting)
DFARS / CMMC
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3
Federal Information Privacy Notice (Privacy Act + FOIA)
Privacy Act of 1974
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Supply Chain / ESP Customer Responsibility Matrix (CRM)
FedRAMP / CMMC
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Who buys this

  • Government Contracts Officer
  • CISO at defense prime / sub
  • Compliance Director
  • Founder selling to DoD

When teams reach for ComplianceIQ

  • DoD solicitation citing DFARS 252.204-7012 + CMMC Level 2
  • Prime contractor flow-down requiring NIST 800-171 attestation
  • ITAR-controlled tech data transfer (US Munitions List)
  • FedRAMP authorization required by federal customer
  • DoJ Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative investigation (false SPRS score)

Real defense, aerospace & federal contractors enforcement actions

$9M
Aerojet Rocketdyne (DoJ, 2022)
First Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative settlement — false cyber compliance reps
$4.1M
Verizon Business Network (DoJ, 2023)
Civil Cyber-Fraud — failed to meet contractual cyber controls
$1.25M
Penn State (DoJ, 2024)
False NIST 800-171 self-assessment in SPRS
Multi-$M
Lost contract eligibility
CMMC L2 non-conformance bars future DoD solicitations

Why defense, aerospace & federal contractors compliance projects fail

Inflated SPRS score = False Claims Act exposure
DoJ Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative actively prosecutes contractors who self-report inflated NIST 800-171 SPRS scores. Every control marked 'implemented' must have artifacts — policy + procedure + screenshots + ticket IDs. Aerojet, Verizon, Penn State all settled.
ESP / MSP / cloud vendors handling CUI need their own CMMC L2
Per CMMC final rule (32 CFR 170), External Service Providers handling CUI must themselves be CMMC L2 certified. Many MSPs are scrambling — primes must verify before flow-down.
FedRAMP-equivalent ≠ FedRAMP
DFARS 252.204-7012(b)(2)(ii)(D) requires CSP storing CUI to be FedRAMP Moderate OR equivalent. 'Equivalent' is a high bar — the DoD Memo (Dec 2023) requires a body of evidence equivalent to a FedRAMP 3PAO assessment.
ITAR registration ≠ ITAR compliance
DDTC registration is just the entry ticket. You also need TCPs (Technology Control Plans), §126.18 dual-national procedures, §124.1 export agreements for foreign-person access, and physical/logical access controls preventing unauthorized exports.

Defense, Aerospace & Federal Contractors compliance FAQ

What's CMMC Level 1 vs Level 2?
Level 1: 17 basic safeguarding practices (FAR 52.204-21) — annual self-attestation. For Federal Contract Information (FCI). Level 2: 110 controls from NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 — triennial assessment by C3PAO for most contracts. For Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
When does CMMC actually enforce?
48 CFR rule (DFARS 252.204-7021) is in effect. DoD began phased inclusion of CMMC requirements in solicitations in 2025. Full coverage of applicable contracts by 2028. New solicitations are already including L2 self-assessment or C3PAO requirements.
I'm a sub — do I still need CMMC?
Yes if the prime contract handles FCI (Level 1) or CUI (Level 2) and that information flows to you. The prime is required by 252.204-7021(c) to flow down the CMMC requirement to subcontractors.

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