FNI Reports

Executive Summary CMMC is really here! Oh yes… That’s right. Title 32 came into force on December 16 th , 2024, setting in place the CMMC requirements. Title 48 went live on November 10 th , 2025, making CMMC a contractual obligation forDepartment of War suppliers. That means today CMMC is fully encoded into federal…

DFARS Case 2019-D041Compliance or Consequence… Executive Summary If you’re a defense contractor-or aspire as one-DFARS Case 2019-D041 is your new bestfriend, worst enemy, or the most persistent compliance motivator, ever. Effective November 10, 2025, this final rule from the Department of Defense (DoD), aka Department of War, mandates that contractors and subcontractors handling Federal Contract…

…or, why do I feel something is missing? The CMMC Compliance Illusion: Why Your MSP Isn’t Enough Let’s be honest-when it comes to cybersecurity, most defense contractors would rather wrestle a porcupine than read another NIST publication. So when your friendly neighborhood MSP says, “Don’t worry, we’ve got your CMMC covered,” it’s tempting to exhale,…

It’s been five years. I’m sure you heard it… It started with a rumble: whispers of CMMC echoing across the small business shoreline. Drafts, delays, webinars galore-it felt like a storm that kept churning the surf. Some contractors scrambled to patch holes in their cyber boats; others cracked a beer under the tarpaulin, feeling the…

CMMC Isn’t Easy: CMMC is far more than checking boxes in a long questionnaire. Achieving CMMC can’t be done with a single click of a button.Though many companies market a one-size-fits-all CMMC solution, there isn’t a single technical solution that solves all the challenges needed to meet the controls. CMMC can’t be offloaded to a third party with…

… to push back CMMC. Why am I so sure CMMC is going to happen? Follow me on this… (Updated CMMC Rollout Timeline at the end of this report.) Back on November 21st, 2024, long before DOGE was put into effect, Katie Arrington spoke as an audience member at CEIC East during a session hosted…

Title 32 Executive Report After numerous revisions, false starts, and the arduous rule-making process, CMMC is ready for primetime! The 32 CFR 170 (The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program), published October 15th, becomes effective today, December 16th, 2024. CMMC is officially live. Now Certified 3rd Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAOs) can begin issuing Level 2…

Oregon small business asked, the State of Oregon answered… Achieve CMMC Compliance with FNI’s CMMC:Omni CORE Leverage 50% Grant Funding ADVANCED MANUFACTURING Federal Contract Competitiveness Funding AMFCCF Application Deadline: December 27th, 2024 This grant is time-bound, application-qualified, first-come/first-served, with limited available funds. Applicants must have a solid plan and not delay! FNI Offers Grant Application Assistance: We…

No matter where you are in your CMMC journey, FNI has the solution. Many companies struggle to even know where to begin, let alone how to achieve this That’s where FNI comes in With over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and recognition from the CyberAB for our certified professionals and practitioners of CMMC, FNI…

Ah, the Paradox of Choice, a concept defined by Barry Schwartz in his 2004 book by the same title. In a nutshell, with each choice there’s expected utility, then following the experience there’s remembered utility. The more expectation aligns with experience, the greater the satisfaction. Expectations for small businesses often don’t line up with experience…