Why Stehrling

Most firms hand you a report.
We do the work.

Most CMMC vendors sell you a product or a platform. Stehrling builds the compliance program, the half of CMMC that no technology can deliver. Then we bring in the right partners and specialists when you need them.

We build the program. We bring the expertise. You own the result.
The Problem Nobody's Talking About

Your technology covers half of CMMC. Here's what's left.

CMMC Level 2 has 110 controls. Technical solutions, including managed services, cloud platforms, and enclaves, address roughly half. The other half requires your organization to change how it operates. That half cannot be configured, deployed, or purchased. And assessors evaluate both halves with equal rigor.

What Technology Covers
~50%
System configuration and technical controls
Your IT provider or MSP handles this well. Tools are deployed, environments are hardened, systems are configured. This work is real and it matters.
  • Access control configuration
  • Encryption and endpoint protection
  • Network monitoring and logging
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Backup and recovery infrastructure
What Technology Cannot Cover
~50%
Organizational behavior and compliance program
No product installs these. No MSP delivers them as part of a managed services contract. This is organizational change management, and it's exactly what Stehrling does.
  • Written policies and documented procedures
  • Asset management and change control processes
  • Security awareness training and accountability
  • Incident response planning and execution
  • Budget governance and risk management
  • CUI handling behaviors across the organization

CMMC isn't a cybersecurity project. It's an organizational transformation.

Asset management, change control, budget governance, incident response, user accountability: these are not features you deploy. They are behaviors you build. They require your people to operate differently, your leadership to make different decisions, and your organization to treat security as a discipline rather than a department. An enclave can isolate your CUI. It cannot change how your organization operates. Stehrling builds that change.

Our Model

We do the work. We bring the right people.

Most CMMC vendors sell a product, deploy it, and move on. Stehrling stays.

We build the compliance program with your team. When an engagement needs specialized technology, a specific platform integration, or a deep infrastructure expert, we bring in the right partner. Our network includes managed enclave providers, MSPs, GRC platform specialists, and infrastructure engineers. We bring in the right capability for your environment rather than defaulting to a single vendor's stack.

The result: you get a complete compliance program with the right expertise at every step. Not a single vendor trying to be everything, and not a collection of disconnected tools with no one owning the outcome.

"We do the work. We don't sell you a product and walk away."

CCA

Certified CMMC Assessor

CCPs

Certified CMMC Professionals

RPs

Registered Practitioners

Engineers

Cloud, Network & Security

SMEs

Database, IAM & Infrastructure

Partners

Technology & MSP Network

What Makes Us Different

Three things that set us apart.

Experience is table stakes. Here's what actually separates a certified organization from one that stalls.

We Build the Compliance Program

Not just the documentation, but the actual organizational behaviors, processes, and culture that make compliance real and sustainable. Policies, procedures, training, governance, change control: we build them for your organization, not from a template.

Alongside Your Team, Not Instead Of

We work side by side with your people, guiding implementation, building internal capability, and making sure your organization understands the "why" behind every control. When we're done, you own your compliance. You're not dependent on us forever.

Assessor-Level Rigor

Every member of our delivery team holds a CCA or CCP credential. The people building your compliance program are the same people who know what assessors evaluate, what evidence they accept, and where organizations get tripped up. That's not a support function. It's how we deliver every engagement.

Industries We Serve

Deep experience across the DIB.

Our team has worked across every major sector in the Defense Industrial Base.

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Aerospace

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Information Technology

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Manufacturing

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Higher Education

By the Numbers

The team behind your certification.

15+
Years of DoD
Cybersecurity Experience
Top 5
Defense Contractors
Trust Us
CCAs & CCPs
Every Delivery
Team Member Credentialed
L1–L2
Certification
Levels
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An independent firm focused exclusively on CMMC compliance for defense contractors and the DIB.

Fredericksburg, VA