--- title: "Blog: Compliance Evidence Entries" description: "Dated entries on CMMC, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, and the evidence assessors ask cloud and AI systems to produce. Sealed and amended dates on every entry." url: https://policycortex.com/blog sealed: 2025-10-15 amended: 2026-07-13 register: blog records: 3 digest: sha3:30bddba34009728ec086b2dbf0b0355f1c6c5a0c16c08683924455a5e0788cb8 --- # The blog: dated entries on compliance evidence Register / Blog The blog is the working record of PolicyCortex: dated entries on CMMC, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, and the evidence assessors ask cloud and AI systems to produce. Each entry is sealed on the date shown and amended in place when the rules change, with the amendment dated. 19 entries · Latest sealed 2026-07-13 ## Entries, newest first | Sealed | Entry | Reading | |---|---|---| | 2026-07-13 | [CMMC Phase II Is Suspended: What Defense Contractors Still Have to Do](https://policycortex.com/blog/cmmc-phase-ii-suspension-what-defense-contractors-do-now): The Department of War suspended CMMC Phase II on July 13, 2026, but kept Phase I self-assessments, NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 enforcement, and DFARS 252.204-7012 obligations in place. | 7 min | | 2026-07-01 | [The $507K LOGZONE Settlement: Your SPRS Score Is Now False Claims Act Evidence](https://policycortex.com/blog/logzone-false-claims-act-sprs-score): DOJ settled with a defense contractor that posted a 110 SPRS score and later received a -170 government assessment. | 9 min | | 2026-06-29 | [The C3PAO Capacity Math After the CMMC Phase II Suspension](https://policycortex.com/blog/c3pao-backlog-2026-cmmc-work-back-schedule): The Phase II countdown is gone, but C3PAO capacity still matters for contract-specific and voluntary assessment plans. | 10 min | | 2026-06-24 | [Does Your MSP Drag You Into FedRAMP? ESP vs CSP Scoping Under CMMC, Explained](https://policycortex.com/blog/esp-vs-csp-cmmc-msp-fedramp-scoping): The May 2026 Cyber AB Town Hall clarified when a managed service provider counts as a Cloud Service Provider, and when that triggers FedRAMP requirements for your CMMC assessment. | 9 min | | 2026-03-17 | [Best CMMC Compliance Software in 2026: A Defense Contractor's Honest Guide](https://policycortex.com/blog/best-cmmc-compliance-software-2026): An honest breakdown of the CMMC compliance software landscape (GRC tools, CSPM platforms, and autonomous governance), with clear evaluation criteria and an objective look at what each category actually delivers for defense contractors. | 10 min | | 2026-03-17 | [CMMC Level 2 Requirements in 2026: The Complete Guide for Defense Contractors](https://policycortex.com/blog/cmmc-level-2-requirements-2026-complete-guide): CMMC Phase II is suspended, but the 110-requirement NIST 800-171 Rev. 2 baseline, Phase I self-assessments, and DFARS safeguarding obligations remain active. | 14 min | | 2026-03-17 | [The Safety Sandwich: How PolicyCortex Gives AI Safe Write Access to Cloud Environments](https://policycortex.com/blog/safety-sandwich-ai-cloud-access): Giving AI autonomous write access to production cloud environments sounds dangerous. | 9 min | | 2026-03-14 | [What We Learned Analyzing 500,000 Lines of Cloud Governance Policy](https://policycortex.com/blog/500k-lines-cloud-governance-lessons): Patterns from deep analysis of cloud governance across defense contractor environments: the gap between intended and enforced policy, why IaC alone isn't enough, and what makes governance programs succeed. | 8 min | | 2026-03-10 | [CMMC Level 2 Compliance Costs: The Complete Breakdown for 2026](https://policycortex.com/blog/cmmc-compliance-cost): Most defense contractors budget for the C3PAO assessment and forget about everything else. | 10 min | | 2026-03-10 | [NIST 800-171 Cloud Compliance: The Practical Guide for AWS, Azure, and GCP](https://policycortex.com/blog/nist-800-171-cloud-compliance-guide): Implementing NIST 800-171 in cloud environments is fundamentally different from on-premises. | 12 min | | 2026-03-04 | [The Alert Queue That Never Empties: Why CSPM Visibility Isn't Enough](https://policycortex.com/blog/cloud-alerts-vs-remediation): Your CSPM tool is finding everything. Your queue is growing anyway. | 8 min | | 2026-03-03 | [CMMC Phase II Timeline Suspended: What the 60-Day Review Changes](https://policycortex.com/blog/cmmc-phase-2-timeline-defense-contractors): The Department of War suspended the November 2026 Phase II transition and future milestones. | 10 min | | 2026-02-25 | [CSPM Tools Promise Remediation. Here's What They Actually Deliver.](https://policycortex.com/blog/cspm-autonomous-remediation-reality): Most CSPM vendors claim automated remediation. | 7 min | | 2026-02-18 | [The CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessment Trap (And How to Avoid It)](https://policycortex.com/blog/cmmc-level-2-self-assessment): Most defense contractors who submit optimistic SPRS scores don't realize they're creating legal exposure, not just compliance risk. | 9 min | | 2026-02-10 | [Cloud Misconfiguration Statistics 2026: What's Actually Breaking Defense Contractor Environments](https://policycortex.com/blog/cloud-misconfiguration-statistics-2026): Data-driven analysis of cloud misconfiguration patterns across the Defense Industrial Base: top finding categories, specific failure modes, and what the numbers tell us about effective remediation. | 8 min | | 2026-01-14 | [NIST 800-171 Rev 3: Key Changes and How to Prepare](https://policycortex.com/blog/nist-800-171-rev-3-key-changes): NIST SP 800-171 Revision 3 brings significant changes to the security requirements for protecting CUI. | 2 min | | 2025-12-10 | [Why Traditional GRC Tools Fall Short for Cloud-Native Organizations](https://policycortex.com/blog/why-traditional-grc-tools-fall-short-for-cloud): Legacy GRC platforms were built for on-premise compliance. | 2 min | | 2025-11-20 | [CMMC 2.0: What Defense Contractors Need to Know](https://policycortex.com/blog/cmmc-2-what-defense-contractors-need-to-know): The CMMC program is officially active with assessments underway. | 2 min | | 2025-10-15 | [What Is Autonomous Cloud Governance?](https://policycortex.com/blog/what-is-autonomous-cloud-governance): Cloud governance has evolved from manual checklists to autonomous platforms that detect, decide, and remediate in real time. | 3 min | ## Related records Guides and articles describe the work. The evidence that work produces is described in three proof pages and one architecture page. - **proof.state**: [Proof of State](https://policycortex.com/proof/state). What the environment was, as of a date someone else picks: point-in-time records, content hashed and chained. - **proof.change**: [Proof of Change](https://policycortex.com/proof/change). Who or what altered the environment, under what authority, with before and after state hashes. - **proof.agency**: [Proof of Agency](https://policycortex.com/proof/agency). What a machine was permitted to do before it acted, what it did, and what would have stopped it. - **architecture**: [Architecture](https://policycortex.com/architecture). How the chain is built and where it lives: inside your tenant, with no egress of evidence. Read the entries. Then verify the record they describe. 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