CMMC compliance has a lot of noise around it. These resources are built to cut through it with honest information about what the standard actually requires, what the assessment process actually looks like, and how to evaluate whether a compliance program is real.
Not sure where your organization stands? DCG's CMMC self-assessment tool is a workbook that walks you through the 110 NIST SP 800-171 controls and gives you a plain-language picture of where your program has gaps, without requiring you to schedule a call first.
The tool is free. It takes approximately 30 to 45 minutes. It automates the DFARS Basic Self-Assessment scoring using the DCMA methodology, so the output is a scored summary you can use to have a more informed conversation with any compliance consultant, including DCG.
One note: the self-assessment tool evaluates against the 110 controls, not the 320 assessment objectives. A real gap assessment against the 320 is a separate engagement. But this is the right place to start.
Important: A self-assessment is not a gap assessment. If you need a scored report against all 320 assessment objectives to present to a C3PAO or prime contractor, that is a DCG Readiness Review, not this tool.
DCG publishes plain-language guidance on CMMC compliance for DIB contractors. No product pitches. No thirty-day certification claims. Just honest information about what the standard requires and how to meet it.
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What a real CMMC engagement looks like from the client’s side — what it produced, and what it did for the business afterwards.
Read how DCG helped Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing become CMMC Level II compliant — and stay compliant — by deploying Midwatch.
Read how DCG helped Antech Systems pass CMMC Level 2 by focusing on what they had to prove, not what they had to buy.
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The definitions and the source documents we work from every day, kept in one place so you are never guessing at a term or chasing a dead link.
Definitions from 32CFR170, DFARS 252.204-7012, 7019, 7020, NIST Glossary
The regulations, portals, free training and reference documents we point clients to. Every link goes to the publisher, so you are always reading the current version.
If the resources here have raised questions you want answered for your specific situation, the next step is a conversation with DCG. We will tell you honestly what we see before we tell you anything about our services.
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