03/19/2026
Assessment integrity isn’t just a compliance requirement. It is a mission enabler.
In a recent article published in Federal News Network, ISSE Services President and Co-Founder Kevin Spease examines a critical but often overlooked element of CMMC 2.0: the integrity of the assessment process itself. As CMMC enforcement accelerates across the Defense Industrial Base, organizations are under pressure to demonstrate not just compliance, but credible, audit-ready security postures that stand up to real-world scrutiny.
For organizations operating in defense environments, security cannot stop at checking the box. It must be engineered, validated, and continuously aligned to mission requirements.
Read the full article here:
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/03/why-assessment-integrity-is-the-hidden-m
ission-enabler-for-cmmc-2-0/
Without consistent, high-quality assessments, CMMC risks devolving into a procedural requirement rather than serving as a meaningful risk signal.