Compliance-driven IT
HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC/NIST 800-171 readiness, including the North Texas defense supply chain.
Compliance treated as a document instead of an operating posture
Compliance frameworks get treated two ways at most mid-market companies: ignored until an auditor or a customer contract forces the issue, or handled as a paperwork exercise that produces a policy document nobody's infrastructure actually matches. Neither holds up when it's tested.
North Texas has a dense aerospace and defense supply chain, and CMMC compliance is becoming a contract requirement rather than a nice-to-have for suppliers in that chain, often on a deadline set by a prime contractor rather than a choice.
We work from the framework backward to the actual infrastructure: what does HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or CMMC/NIST 800-171 actually require in your environment, and what's the honest gap between that and what's running today.
What's included
- Framework gap assessmentHIPAA, PCI-DSS, or CMMC/NIST 800-171 requirements mapped against your actual environment, not a generic checklist.
- Policy and procedure developmentDocumentation that matches what your infrastructure actually does, not aspirational policy nobody follows.
- Technical control implementationThe infrastructure changes the framework actually requires: encryption, access control, logging, segmentation.
- CMMC readinessPreparation for the specific level your defense contracts require, including System Security Plan development.
- Audit and assessment supportPreparation for a third-party assessment or auditor visit, with evidence organized before they ask for it.
- Ongoing compliance monitoringKeeping the posture current as the environment changes, not a one-time snapshot that goes stale.
How the engagement runs
- 01Framework scopingWhich framework applies, at what level, and what the real deadline pressure is.
- 02Gap assessmentCurrent environment measured against the specific requirements, with findings ranked by audit risk.
- 03RemediationTechnical and policy gaps closed in the sequence an auditor would actually check them.
- 04Assessment supportDocumentation and evidence organized for whoever conducts the actual audit or assessment.
Technologies and platforms
- NIST 800-171
- CMMC
- HIPAA Security Rule
- PCI-DSS
- Microsoft GCC High
Proof
Compliance work only counts if it survives contact with an actual auditor. We build for that outcome, not for a policy binder that looks good until someone tests it.
Common questions
Which CMMC level do we need?
Depends on the type of federal contract information your company handles. Scoping that correctly is the first step, since preparing for the wrong level wastes time and money.
Do you conduct the actual third-party audit?
No. We prepare your environment and documentation for whoever conducts the formal assessment; we are not the certifying body.
Can you help with more than one framework at once?
Yes. HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC share substantial technical overlap, and companies subject to more than one often save effort by addressing them together.
What's the realistic timeline for CMMC readiness?
Highly dependent on current state, but months rather than weeks for most estates starting from scratch. We'll give you an honest estimate after the gap assessment, not before.
Related services
Tell us the framework and the deadline.
If a prime contractor set the deadline, we've heard that story before and can move at the pace it requires.