Platform + Managed Support
Software does the work.
Experts own the outcome.
ClearPath GRC is a compliance platform backed by a managed support team. The platform automates the mechanical work of evidence collection, documentation, and monitoring. Our compliance specialists interpret results, prepare you for assessment, and stand behind the evidence file when your C3PAO arrives.
The speed of software with the accountability of a firm.
The Platform Handles
Continuous evidence collection
Documentation generation
Control-level monitoring
Incident reporting workflow
Compliance score tracking
Our Team Handles
Assessment preparation
Evidence review
C3PAO coordination
Remediation strategy
Escalation support
Inside the Platform
One dashboard. The whole compliance picture.
Live compliance score. Domain-by-domain coverage. Real-time evidence collection log. Everything an assessor expects to see \u2014 in one defensible view.
Representative dashboard view. Actual data reflects your live environment.
Deliverables
What you receive. What the assessor sees.
Every engagement produces the same core artifacts \u2014 structured so your team can operate the program and your C3PAO can defensibly assess it.
What You Receive
System Security Plan (SSP)
Full NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 aligned SSP generated from your live environment data, not a template.
Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)
Prioritized remediation plan with owners, target dates, and closure criteria for every unmet control.
Incident Response Plan
Operational IR plan with 72-hour DC3 notification workflow, roles, and escalation paths.
Network & Data Flow Diagrams
Current-state diagrams of your CUI environment, trust boundaries, and data flows.
Policy Suite
Complete organization-specific policy set covering all 14 CMMC domains, version-controlled.
Control Implementation Evidence
Indexed evidence package per control, with source attribution and collection date.
Pre-Assessment Readiness Report
Written gap analysis, control-by-control status, and assessor-facing summary before your C3PAO engagement.
Continuous Monitoring Access
Dashboard access for ongoing control monitoring, drift detection, and annual affirmation support.
Assessor-Ready Format
Indexed by Control ID
Every artifact mapped to the specific NIST 800-171 control it evidences.
Source Attribution
Each evidence item notes where and when it was collected, and by what mechanism.
Freshness Indicators
Date-stamped evidence with visible recency so stale artifacts don’t reach the assessor.
Remediation History
Every POA&M item shows open date, closure date, responsible owner, and verification method.
Control Objective Responses
Written responses to each control objective in assessor-preferred format.
Direct C3PAO Delivery
Evidence delivered directly to your assessor on request, with chain-of-custody tracking.
Frameworks
Compliance Across Every Standard
How It Works
Four Steps to Certification
Assess
Connect your existing Microsoft environment. ClearPath maps your current security posture against all required compliance controls automatically.
Remediate
A prioritized remediation roadmap tells your team exactly what to fix and in what order. Guided workflows reduce the expertise required at every step.
Document
Compliance documentation is generated from your live environment data — not generic templates. Every policy, plan, and evidence package reflects your actual organization.
Certify
Arrive at your assessment prepared. Pre-assessment review, complete evidence package, and ongoing monitoring keep you ready.
Typical Engagements
What an engagement looks like.
Scope varies by organization size, frameworks required, and environment complexity. These are the engagement shapes we build around.
Small DIB Contractor
10–50 employees, single CUI contract
60–90 day certification readiness timeline
Full SSP + POA&M + policy suite delivered
Evidence package covering all 110 applicable controls
Pre-assessment review with written gap report
Mid-Size Defense Manufacturer
100–500 employees, multiple CUI contracts
90–150 day readiness with GCC High migration in parallel
Multi-enclave documentation and scoped boundary diagrams
Incident response workflow integrated with existing SOC
Continuous monitoring handoff post-certification
MSP Serving DIB Clients
Managing compliance for 5+ defense contractors
Multi-tenant platform with per-client data isolation
Standardized engagement template across client book
Per-client evidence segregation and separate assessor delivery
Shared incident reporting workflow and escalation
Risks & Mitigations
What's at stake — and how we reduce it.
The CMMC enforcement landscape is real. So is the engineering work to navigate it cleanly. Each risk below is paired with the specific way ClearPath addresses it.
Contract Eligibility
CMMC Level 2 certification is a prerequisite for any DoD contract involving CUI. Without it — or with an inaccurate self-assessment — you become ineligible to bid, renew, or perform.
Impact
Ineligibility to bid or renew DoD contracts
How ClearPath reduces it
Compliance score verification and pre-assessment evidence review that catches scoring gaps before they reach your contracting officer.
False Claims Exposure
Under 31 U.S.C. § 3729, knowingly submitting an inaccurate compliance score is a False Claims Act violation. The DoJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative has made cybersecurity misrepresentation a stated enforcement priority.
Impact
Treble damages plus civil penalties
How ClearPath reduces it
Every attestation is backed by live environment data with date and source attribution — not memory, not templates. Your score is defensible because the evidence is real.
Incident Reporting Failure
DFARS 252.204-7012 requires reporting of cyber incidents to DC3 within 72 hours. A missed report compounds the underlying incident with a separate compliance failure.
Impact
Contract debarment and secondary liability
How ClearPath reduces it
Built-in 72-hour reporting workflow with notification templates, DC3 submission tracking, and escalation — so a real incident never compounds into a reporting failure.
Who We Serve
Built for the Defense Industrial Base
Leadership
Built by people who have lived this work.
Fred Powell
Founder, ClearPath GRC
Fred Powell is an Army veteran, IT and compliance leader, and founder of ClearPath GRC. His background includes supporting technology operations in federal and enterprise environments, including work connected to the Department of State and NASA. He has hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, Azure, security operations, vendor risk, audit readiness, SOC 2 evidence, and CMMC documentation workflows.
After seeing how difficult and expensive compliance readiness can be for small businesses, Fred built ClearPath GRC to make CMMC readiness more practical, guided, and affordable.
U.S. Army Veteran · IT & Compliance Leader
Our Approach
Built for one market. Built to hold up.
ClearPath was built from the ground up for defense-industrial-base compliance. Every feature exists because of a specific NIST control, a specific DFARS clause, or a specific assessor expectation we have seen in the field.
Methodology documentation is shared with clients under NDA, and assessment-facing evidence is delivered directly to your C3PAO on request.
Frequently Asked
Questions buyers ask before they buy.
Book a Compliance Review.
A 45-minute working session with a ClearPath compliance specialist. We map your current posture, identify the gaps your assessor will catch, and scope what engagement would look like. No prep required. No obligation.