13 Jul 2026CMMC Phase II suspended: no C3PAO assessments can be designated. DFARS 7012 and Rev 2 still apply.What changed, and what did not
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Governance

Every MacZine article on Governance, newest first - written, reviewed and versioned in the open.

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IBE Decides an AI Agent's Authority Before It Acts

IBE governs what an AI agent may do with no LLM in the decision path - a deterministic autonomy gate that certifies or refuses every action, in writing.

September 4, 2026
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How Many Documents Does CMMC Level 2 Actually Require?

NIST 800-171 names 110 requirements but no document count. Scoping a CMMC Level 2 documentation set is a governance decision - here is what the 110 imply.

August 18, 2026
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MacTech Files Three Provisional Patents Built on Proof, Not Trust

Three provisional patents from MacTech - Trust Codex, IBE, Freehold - on tested systems that prove their claims instead of asking you to trust the operator.

August 17, 2026
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EnclaveWatch: Monitoring a CUI Vault Without Draining It

Continuous monitoring usually means shipping logs somewhere central. Inside a CUI boundary that is the one thing you should not do. EnclaveWatch inverts it.

August 12, 2026
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Who Signs Your Self-Attestation, and What They Are Signing

Self-attestation is not a lighter version of an assessment. It moves the assessment risk onto a named individual - and the False Claims Act is where that lands.

August 7, 2026
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RMF and CMMC Are Not the Same Program. Run Them as One.

RMF authorizes a system, CMMC certifies a contractor. They ask overlapping questions in different vocabularies - and paying twice is the mistake.

August 6, 2026
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Building the Trusted Future: Infrastructure, AI, and MacTech

How MacTech combines infrastructure, security, quality, and governance into systems a defense contractor can trust - and where AI is allowed to decide.

July 29, 2026