CMMC compliance support for defense and government supply chains

SmartAssessor supports organizations working within the defense industrial base to manage compliance evidence aligned to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements.

Our platform helps defense suppliers structure control evidence, coordinate assessments, and demonstrate operational maturity across security, governance and risk functions.

SmartAssessor provides digital tools to support CMMC-aligned compliance workflows. SmartAssessor does not provide certification, accreditation or formal assessments.

What is CMMC?

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a framework developed by the U.S. Department of Defense to strengthen cybersecurity and information protection across the defense supply chain.

CMMC defines maturity levels and practices designed to protect:

  • Federal Contract Information (FCI)

  • Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

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It integrates and builds on established security standards and government requirements, and is a mandatory contractual requirement for organizations seeking to work on applicable U.S. defense programs.

CMMC compliance requires organizations to implement, operate and demonstrate cybersecurity practices across policies, systems, people and processes — and to provide verifiable evidence of maturity under formal assessment.

TRUSTED IN REGULATED ENVIRONMENTS

"SmartAssessor has fundamentally changed how we manage compliance evidence. We’ve moved from reactive audits to continuous readiness."

Head of Safety, UK Construction Group

Common CMMC compliance challenges

Demonstrating operational maturity

CMMC requires proof that practices are embedded and functioning — not just written.

Complex evidence requirements

Organizations must maintain detailed, defensible evidence across technical, administrative and procedural domains.

Cross-functional coordination

Security, IT, compliance, operations and leadership teams are all involved, often without a central system.

High contractual risk

Failure to demonstrate CMMC compliance can directly impact contract eligibility and revenue.

What CMMC readiness looks like inside SmartAssessor

SmartAssessor supports CMMC as an operational readiness program — not an assessment project.

Instead of assembling evidence reactively, defense suppliers use SmartAssessor to run CMMC compliance as a structured, governed system that supports continuous maturity and audit defensibility.

CMMC inside SmartAssessor enables organisations to:

Maturity-aligned evidence structures

Build controlled portfolios aligned to CMMC levels, domains and practice requirements.

Defence compliance coordination

Bring security, compliance, IT and operations teams into a single evidence and review environment.

Assessment-ready documentation

Maintain continuously review-ready portfolios to support C3PAO and third-party assessments.

Control ownership and accountability

Define responsibility for practices, reviews, remediation actions and approvals.

Contractual risk visibility

Give leadership visibility into compliance posture, gaps and contract exposure.

Defensible audit records

Maintain time-stamped records of evidence, reviews, changes and decision history.

Strengthen your CMMC readiness foundation

See how SmartAssessor helps defense suppliers structure compliance evidence, support CMMC assessments and maintain operational readiness across defense programs.

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