Compliance Enablement (CMMC)

CMMC is here — and enforcement has begun. The CMMC rule was finalized in 48 CFR (published September 2025), and CMMC requirements began appearing in DoD contracts on November 10, 2025. A passing self-assessment is no longer enough — contractors who can't demonstrate readiness are already losing eligibility, and the revenue with it.

Turn IT Operations Into Audit-Proof

Most providers audit you, hand you a report, and walk away. We do the opposite: we implement and maintain the controls so that when an auditor, regulator, prime contractor, or customer asks, the evidence is already there. Every IT issue we resolve contributes to documented compliance — that's our "Compliance-Ready IT" model.

We are an enablement partner, not a certifying body. American Digital Services is not a C3PAO. That's intentional: because we never sit on both sides of the table, there's no conflict of interest. We get you ready and keep you ready; independent assessors and certification bodies verify.

CMMC 2.0 — Our Specialty

We help Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors and suppliers implement, document, and maintain the practices required by CMMC 2.0 and NIST SP 800-171 — so you can win and keep DoD contracts with confidence. Your SPRS score is now a gating factor in awards, and primes are flowing CMMC requirements down to subcontractors. The cost of getting ready is small next to the cost of losing your place in the supply chain.

We meet you wherever you are in the journey:

• New DFARS clauses you don't understand? We translate 252.204-7012, -7019, -7020, and -7021 into a plain-English action plan.
• An SPRS score you're not sure you can defend? We validate it against the 110 controls and 320 assessment objectives.
• A deadline for CMMC Level 2? We build the System Security Plan, remediate gaps, and prepare you for a C3PAO assessment.
• Certified but worried about staying compliant? Our Compliance-as-a-Service keeps your evidence current between assessments.

Our CMMC engagement includes:

1. Readiness / Gap Assessment — your environment mapped against your target level (L1, L2, or L3) with a prioritized remediation roadmap. The best place to start.
2. FCI / CUI Scoping & Data-Flow Mapping — define your assessment boundary and shrink scope to keep cost and complexity down.
3. NIST SP 800-171 (Rev 3) Implementation — access control, MFA, audit logging, encryption, and incident response — which our Emergency Tech Response team actually executes when an incident hits.
4. System Security Plan (SSP) & POA&M — the central artifacts every assessor asks for, plus a Plan of Action & Milestones managed to closure. Get a head start with our NIST 800-171 Policy Template Pack.
5. SPRS Score Calculation & Submission Support — computed against the DoD methodology, supporting an accurate submission.
6. CUI Enclave — Microsoft or Google — a compliant enclave in whichever ecosystem fits: Microsoft 365 GCC High, or Google Workspace with Assured Controls, client-side encryption, and data-region controls alongside Google Cloud Assured Workloads. We run both for our customers.
7. Mock / Pre-Assessment — a practice run against C3PAO expectations so there are no surprises on assessment day.

Not sure where you stand? Download the CMMC Readiness Checklist, or weigh the options with our CMMC: Build In-House vs. Partner Calculator.

Beyond CMMC — Frameworks We Enable

The same implement-and-maintain model applies across the standards SMBs in regulated industries carry:

• NIST SP 800-171 (Rev 3) — protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in nonfederal systems.
• NIST SP 800-53 (Rev 5) — security and privacy controls for federal information systems.
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF 2.0) — a risk-management backbone for your whole security program.
• HIPAA — safeguards for Protected Health Information (PHI).
• PCI DSS 4.0 — protecting cardholder data anywhere you accept payments.
• Data Privacy — GDPR & CCPA — obligations for EU and California consumer data.

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How Enablement Works

1. Gap Assessment — measure your current state against your target framework and prioritize what matters most.
2. Remediation — implement the missing technical and administrative controls, working alongside your team.
3. Documentation — produce the policies, system security plans, and evidence auditors and customers require.
4. Continuous Compliance — through ongoing Managed Services and Security, keep controls operating and evidence current — so you're always ready, not scrambling before an audit.

We do this on whichever platform you run — Microsoft 365 / Azure (including GCC High) and Google Workspace / Google Cloud (including Assured Controls, client-side encryption, and Assured Workloads).

Compliance.Dog — The Platform Behind Compliance-Ready IT

In development — join the early-access list. Compliance.Dog is the software we're building to make the "continuous compliance" step above automatic. The capabilities below describe where it's headed; integrations and availability firm up as we approach launch.

As we resolve everyday IT issues, Compliance.Dog is designed to capture each resolution and map it to the control it satisfies, then show your standing on a plain-language, letter-graded dashboard. The goal: evidence collected as the work happens, not rebuilt the week before an assessment.

• Certification & framework tracking across the standards you carry (CMMC 2.0, NIST SP 800-171, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and more).
• Ticket-to-evidence logging — resolve an issue in your normal workflow; the resolution is captured as control evidence.
• A letter-graded compliance dashboard showing where you stand, what's slipping, and what to fix next.
• Built for multi-tenant reality — companies, users, and roles, so an internal team or an MSP can manage many environments.

It keeps you ready — it does not certify you. The platform helps you maintain and present evidence; independent assessors still verify it. Join the early-access list to help shape it.

We Run the Same Program We Implement

We don't ask you to do anything we haven't done ourselves. ADS operates a documented internal security program — written policies covering access control, identification and authentication, incident response, continuous monitoring and vulnerability management, backup and recovery, configuration and change management, audit and accountability, risk assessment, security awareness training, and secure remote work — mapped to NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC 2.0 Level 2. The controls we document for you are the controls we live by.

Why ADS

• 20+ years turning IT operations into documented, defensible compliance for SMBs in regulated industries.
• No conflict of interest — we're an enablement partner, not your assessor.
• MSP-native — because we also run managed IT, the controls we document are the controls we actually operate and maintain.
• SMB-right-sized — fixed-scope packages built for small contractors, not enterprise budgets.

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