Accelerated CMMC Compliance for a Virginia-Based Acquisition Support Contractor

With 200+ employees and a newly acquired manufacturing company, this contractor faced urgent deadlines to achieve CMMC Level 2 compliance. InterSec employed its CMMC accelerators and rigorous NIST 800-171 approach to unify both organizations under a single compliant framework.

Background

A newly expanded defense contractor with over 200 employees, managing two distinct corporate cultures and IT systems after acquiring a smaller manufacturing company.
The Client
A Defense Contracting Company
Industry
Defense

Overview

Merging different security policies threatened to delay or derail vital DoD contracts, especially if the newly combined organization couldn’t meet CMMC standards quickly.

  • Integration Hurdles: Newly acquired employees not in the parent’s Active Directory
  • Inconsistent Policies: Legacy approaches varied across the two companies
  • Time-Sensitive Compliance: DoD deadlines demanded swift alignment of security controls

The Challenge

Merging different security policies threatened to delay or derail vital DoD contracts, especially if the newly combined organization couldn’t meet CMMC standards quickly.

  • Integration Hurdles: Newly acquired employees not in the parent’s Active Directory
  • Inconsistent Policies: Legacy approaches varied across the two companies
  • Time-Sensitive Compliance: DoD deadlines demanded swift alignment of security controls

Approach and Strategy

InterSec employed pre-built CMMC templates and methodical remediation phases, ensuring the client addressed urgent compliance gaps first while steadily integrating the remainder of security measures.

  • Utilized CMMC accelerators and best practices to jump‐start readiness
  • Addressed policy unification, user provisioning, and technical controls in manageable steps
  • Rigorously applied ISO 9001 Project and Quality Management practices to keep projects on schedule while utilizing minimal client personnel resources

Solution & Implementation

We established unified identity and access controls, streamlined documentation, and coordinated scanning efforts, enabling both parent and acquired entities to operate under one coherent cybersecurity program.

  • Detailed Current-State Analysis: Examined existing tools, processes, and vulnerabilities
  • Remediation Plan Execution: Deployed MFA, configured vulnerability scans, unified documentation
  • User Integration: Transitioned acquired staff into the parent’s AD, aligning password policies and access controls

Results / Outcomes

A strategic, step-by-step rollout allowed the contractor to exceed compliance requirements ahead of schedule, securing DoD contract renewals.

  • Met CMMC Level 2 framework and NIST 800-171 standard requirements
  • Integrated systems minimized confusion and risk
  • Met critical DoD contractual deadlines without impacting critical project

Results / Outcomes

A strategic, step-by-step rollout allowed the contractor to exceed compliance requirements ahead of schedule, securing DoD contract renewals.

  • Met CMMC Level 2 framework and NIST 800-171 standard requirements
  • Integrated systems minimized confusion and risk
  • Met critical DoD contractual deadlines without impacting critical project

Capabilities Demonstrated

CMMC Level 2Compliance (via NIST 800-171), Accelerator-Driven Remediation & Policy Integration, Merging Separate Security Environments Post-Acquisition, Identity& Access Integration (Unifying Multiple ADs), Meeting Urgent DoD Contract Deadlines

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