Houston defense and aerospace suppliers work on contracts that bring cybersecurity requirements with them. ITServices.Tech provides IT services for Houston defense contractors, with one team for support, security and CMMC preparation.
Defense and aerospace work in Houston
Houston’s defense supply chain is tied to aerospace and energy as much as to military bases. Machine shops, electronics firms and engineering companies around Clear Lake support NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the prime contractors that work there, others serve Ellington Field and the military, and many Houston manufacturers sell parts that end up in defense programs without thinking of themselves as defense companies.
CMMC Level 2 and Houston suppliers
The Department of Defense began adding CMMC requirements to contracts on November 10, 2025. From November 10, 2026, phase 2 of the rollout lets contracts that involve controlled unclassified information (CUI) require a CMMC Level 2 certification assessment by an authorized third party, a C3PAO, instead of a self-assessment. Level 2 is built on the 110 requirements in NIST SP 800-171.
We prepare you for it: a gap review, a scoped environment for CUI where it makes sense, and the security controls, policies and evidence an assessor will ask for. The formal assessment is done by the C3PAO.
Keeping CUI where it belongs
For most small suppliers the hardest part is knowing where CUI lives: drawings in email, files on a shared drive, specs on a shop-floor PC. Narrowing CUI to a defined set of users, devices and cloud services keeps the scope of the assessment, and its cost, under control. Microsoft 365 GCC High or a scoped enclave is often part of that plan, depending on what your contracts require.
Before the assessment
Preparing for Level 2 usually takes months, not weeks. Most suppliers start with a gap review against NIST SP 800-171, then work through policies, technical controls and the evidence that shows each control is in place, while keeping their self-assessment score current in SPRS. Starting early leaves time to close gaps before a contract requires the assessment.
IT services for Houston defense contractors
- Gap review against CMMC Level 1 or Level 2
- Policies and documentation
- Security controls: MFA, encryption, logging and access control
- Ongoing management after you are ready
Everything runs under one managed IT agreement, with the help desk, monitoring, patching, Microsoft 365, security and backups handled by the same team.
Software we support
We support the systems you already run, such as Microsoft 365 GCC High, secure file sharing for CUI, ERP and accounting systems such as Deltek Costpoint, and engineering tools like SolidWorks, without making you replace them.
Texas data rules to know
Under Texas law, a business must notify affected people of a breach of their sensitive personal information within 60 days, and the Texas Attorney General within 30 days when 250 or more Texans are affected.
Office hours in Houston
Office hours for Houston clients are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central, in your own time zone.
Read more about IT for defense contractors, managed IT services in Houston or all IT services in Houston.