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Recently, we wrote about the CMMC Phase II suspension. We clarified what changed, what didn't, and why DFARS 252.204-7012 was never on pause to begin with. We closed that post with a line we've been sitting on for a few days: "We've been doing this work o

On July 13, 2026, the Department of War suspended CMMC Phase II, the rollout that would have required third-party cybersecurity certification assessments in defense contracts starting this November. If you run a precision machine shop in the defense suppl

Every shop has one person who knows everything. But what happens if that one person is out sick, away on vacation, or retires from the shop? All that institutional knowledge disappears with them, leaving many shops scrambling to keep business on track. Th

If you run a precision machine shop, your ERP is either a force multiplier or a daily tax on your time. The wrong system buries your team in spreadsheets, hides margin leaks, and turns audits into fire drills. The right one runs the shop with you. This gu

If you're a defense machine shop preparing for CMMC Level 2 certification, your biggest question isn't about one specific control. It's actually this: who's responsible for managing each of the 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements for CMMC audit preparation?

CMMC is genuinely complicated, and that's why so many CMMC FAQs have emerged of late. Shops understand the underlying need to protect sensitive defense information, but they feel overwhelmed by the volume of work. Translating 110 security controls into do

We recently hosted a webinar with Brian Kirk, the Director Information Assurance & Cybersecurity and C3PAO from Cherry Bekaert. As an active auditor, Brian provides a "view from the other side of the table" for shops pursuing CMMC Level 2 controls and cer

The CMMC implementation timeline is no longer a future event. Here's what you need to know to gain a competitive advantage in the market.

Let's be real: nobody clocks into a machine shop thinking, "Boy, I can't wait to meticulously track my idle time today!" To most of your crew, tracking every minute feels like micromanagement. When you ask them to keep the spindles turning or document why

Shops handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) for DoD contracts must secure a CMMC compliance assessment. ProShop is one component of a broader CMMC compliance program, offering digitized documentation and process controls to help shop owners m