OSC — Managing my MSPs/subs

Advisory • Assurance • Audit — The Foundation of Readiness

William Price, Lead CMMC Certified Assessor

Specific things CMMC MSPs say in discovery calls that should make you put your pen down — the W2 ISSM demand, the "compliance in a box" pitch, the "rip out your tools" recommendation, and more.

Published May 21, 2026

By William Price, Lead CMMC Certified Assessor OSC — Managing my MSPs/subs No Comments

Red Flags When Vetting a CMMC MSP: W2, “Compliance in a Box,” and Other Tells

Specific things CMMC MSPs say in discovery calls that should make you put your pen down — the W2 ISSM demand, the "compliance in a box" pitch, the "rip out your tools" recommendation, and more.

By William Price, Lead CMMC Certified Assessor OSC — Am I in scope?, OSC — Managing my MSPs/subs No Comments

Overmarked CUI: How to Request Decontrol Under 32 CFR 2002.20 (And Why It Shrinks Your CMMC Scope)

When a customer marks a document “CUI” that does not meet the definition under 32 CFR Part 2002, that document is overmarked — and accepting it expands your CMMC scope into systems that should never have been pulled in. A CCA on the decontrol process, when to use it, and the worked example that saved a manufacturer six figures of unnecessary architecture.

OSC — Managing my MSPs/subs

William Price, Lead CMMC Certified Assessor

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Overmarked CUI: How to Request Decontrol Under 32 CFR 2002.20 (And Why It Shrinks Your CMMC Scope)

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