Zvi Melkman·Sep 15SPRS Stores Three Dates for Your NIST 800–171 Score. Only One Ever Turns Red.The one that can end up in a DOJ press release is one of the other two.A response icon1A response icon1
Zvi Melkman·Sep 3The Next CMMC Date Isn’t a Deadline. It’s a Report.The Reform Task Force owes its findings this month. Here is what it can change, and what it can’t.A response icon1A response icon1
Spartan Cyber Security·Aug 31Is achieving CMMC Level 2 Compliance really that difficult?The controls aren’t the hard part. Here’s what actually derails CMMC Level 2 implementation, and the 2026 timeline shift
Zvi Melkman·Aug 25The Sentence in Your CMMC SSP That a Port Scan Can Now DisproveFive agencies just described how AI-written scripts find Siemens PLCs on the open internet. The scoping rule says those PLCs are yours to…A response icon1A response icon1
D.G. Comer·Jul 14CMMC Phase II Is Suspended — But Defense Contractors Are Not Excused From CybersecurityCMMC Phase II Is Suspended — But Defense Contractors Are Not Excused From Cybersecurity
Frank Holmes·Jun 25The U.S. Spent $35 Billion in Iran. What Comes Next Is Much BiggerOperation Epic Fury didn’t come cheap.
Zvi Melkman·Jun 10Why Your SPRS Score Is a Legal Statement, Not an IT MetricDoD reviews it at contract award now. If it’s wrong, the False Claims Act decides what happens next.
Mark P. Milton·Apr 25Your 2026–2027 CMMC + AI Readiness Signals (What I’m Watching Right Now)Hold up — AI inside a CUI environment? Most contractors hear that and immediately picture red lights, auditors, and a stack of “don’t even…
Roderick Balenda·Mar 17There Are Justified Reasons to Hate Criminal Billionaires.Those are individuals who have no problem taking advantage of deaths and destruction in our societies and much of the world.
Kim Bellard·Dec 8, 2025The Defense Doesn’t RestTwo articles caught my eye this week, and neither was about the “Trump Kennedy Center,” the Netflix attempt to buy Warner Brothers…
