Compliance by Industry
Defense contractor compliance, from NIST 800-171 to CMMC-ready
The compliance landscape for defense contractors
If you sit in the defense industrial base, DFARS clause 252.204-7012 flows NIST 800-171 down to you, and CMMC 2.0 turns self-attestation into third-party assessment for controlled unclassified information (CUI). Export-controlled technical data pulls in ITAR and EAR; cloud services sold to the government require FedRAMP authorization. These are the hardest "prepare-for" frameworks in the catalog, and none are certified by a software vendor.
| Framework | What it covers | Fintra role |
|---|---|---|
| NIST 800-171 | 110 requirements to protect CUI | Prepare-for: maps to seeded controls |
| CMMC 2.0 | Third-party assessment of 800-171 (Level 2) | Prepare-for: SSP/POA&M organization |
| DFARS 252.204-7012 | Flowdown + incident reporting duties | Prepare-for: policy & evidence |
| ITAR / EAR | Export control of technical data | Prepare-for: access & handling controls |
| FedRAMP | Authorization for cloud sold to gov | Prepare-for: control mapping |
| SOC 2 / ISO 27001 | Commercial security assurance baseline | SEEDS: mapped control library |
Who this is for and when it bites
- Primes and subs with the DFARS 7012 clause in their contracts and a CMMC Level 2 requirement approaching
- Manufacturers and software vendors that receive or generate CUI or export-controlled technical data
- Companies whose SPRS score is blocking award and who need a credible SSP and POA&M
- Cloud vendors chasing a FedRAMP authorization to sell into federal agencies
- Engineering teams deploying AI copilots that could ingest CUI or ITAR-controlled designs
How Fintra and Fintra Trust help
- Map all 110 NIST 800-171 requirements onto the seeded control library, so shared security controls are evidenced once
- Draft and version the System Security Plan (SSP) and maintain a living POA&M for open items
- Track ITAR/EAR access controls and handling policies as evidence-backed controls, not a wiki page
- Give your C3PAO an organized, framework-scoped control-and-evidence view instead of scattered artifacts
Governing AI agents that touch controlled unclassified information (CUI)
The new risk in the defense industrial base is not just your cloud config: it is the AI agents and automations now reading and acting on controlled unclassified information (CUI). Config scanners like Vanta or Drata do not see that layer. Fintra does: for every action, the Policy Decision Point returns a verdict (allow, allow-with-logging, step-up, human-review, or recommend-block) with an Action Trust Score and a reason, and writes it to a tamper-evident, hash-chained evidence ledger. Those recorded decisions are the operating evidence behind your NIST 800-171 and CMMC obligations, extended to your automation layer.
- Every agent access to controlled unclassified information (CUI) produces a policy verdict recorded as evidence, not just a log line
- An Action Trust Score per agent, so one that drifts loses standing before it causes a finding
- Decision Intelligence: an auditor-grade explanation of why any single action got the verdict it did
- A hash-chained ledger you can verify, so the evidence can be shown to be untampered
Questions people ask
Can Fintra make us CMMC certified?
No. CMMC Level 2 certification is issued by a C3PAO (a certified third-party assessment organization), not by any software. Fintra maps NIST 800-171 onto controls, organizes your SSP and POA&M, and prepares the assessment package so the C3PAO engagement goes faster.
Is NIST 800-171 seeded like SOC 2?
It is prepare-for, not seeded. The 110 requirements map onto the same canonical control library as our seeded frameworks, so shared controls (access control, audit logging, encryption) are evidenced once, but 800-171 itself is framed honestly as a mapping, not a turnkey seeded set.
How does AI governance help with CUI?
AI copilots that can read CUI or ITAR-controlled designs are a real exposure. Fintra records a policy verdict on every such access to a tamper-evident ledger, evidence for the access-control and audit requirements, and can gate the action at the opt-in Fintra MCP boundary.
Does Fintra help with FedRAMP too?
On a prepare-for basis. We map FedRAMP control requirements onto the library and organize evidence, but authorization is granted by an agency or the FedRAMP program through a 3PAO assessment: never by Fintra.
Does Fintra replace our auditor, assessor, or authorizing body?
No. Fintra is the control, policy, and evidence layer: it makes your program continuously audit-ready and cuts preparation from weeks to days. The audit, certification, attestation, or authorization itself is always performed by an independent, qualified party.
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