by James Wright | Oct 18, 2026 | Aerospace Compliance & Quality, CNC Machining, Defense Manufacturing
If you’re buying machined parts for a DoD program, your supplier’s cybersecurity posture is now a contractual requirement — not a preference. CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) determines whether a machine shop can handle Controlled Unclassified...
by James Wright | Sep 21, 2026 | Aerospace Compliance & Quality, Blog, Defense Manufacturing
ITAR and CMMC get treated as interchangeable in casual conversation, and they’re not. One governs who’s allowed to touch defense technical data. The other governs how securely you have to protect it once you do. Quick summary: ITAR (22 CFR Parts 120–130) is an...
