The rules changed. Most defense contractors
don't know it yet.
AI is now a contract compliance issue — not just a technology decision. Here is what you need to know before your next audit.
Section 1513
The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act requires defense contractors deploying AI systems in covered functions to maintain documented governance records demonstrating how AI decisions were made, reviewed, and authorized.
AI Decision Traceability
CMMC 2.0 Level 2 and Level 3 assessments increasingly scrutinize AI decision processes. A C3PAO auditor will ask how your AI outputs are generated, reviewed, and documented. Quarterly compliance reports don't answer that question.
Access & Accountability Controls
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 tightens access control and accountability requirements. When AI is part of your decision workflow, you need a per-decision audit trail — not just system access logs. Cromtec produces that trail automatically.
Incident Reporting & Documentation
DFARS 252.204-7012 requires contractors to rapidly report cyber incidents and demonstrate controlled unclassified information (CUI) handling. AI decisions touching CUI must be documented. Every Cromtec receipt captures the full decision chain.
Every other compliance tool gives you reports.
Cromtec gives you receipts.
A quarterly compliance report tells an auditor your process was sound. A per-decision governance receipt proves a specific decision was made correctly — who authorized it, what signals informed it, and when it was sealed.
- ✕Quarterly or annual compliance reports
- ✕Process attestation — not decision documentation
- ✕System-level audit logs
- ✕Retroactive documentation (after the fact)
- ✕Cannot answer: 'How was this specific decision made?'
- ✓Per-decision documentation — every single decision
- ✓Who authorized it, what signals, what outcome
- ✓SHA-256 sealed at the moment of decision
- ✓Proactive — the receipt exists before the auditor asks
- ✓Answers exactly: 'Here is how this decision was made'
Built for the defense supply chain
You don't need a $45,000/year enterprise compliance suite. You need something that produces audit-ready documentation for every AI decision your organization makes.
Tier 2 & Tier 3 Suppliers
You're in the defense supply chain and your prime contractor is asking about your AI governance posture. Cromtec gives you per-decision receipts you can hand to any auditor.
SBIR / STTR Awardees
Federal innovation funding increasingly requires AI governance documentation. Start building your receipt chain before your Phase II review.
Defense IT Contractors
You're building or operating systems that touch DoD data. CMMC requires you to demonstrate how AI recommendations are reviewed and authorized. Cromtec makes that automatic.
Less than one hour of a GRC consultant.
For every AI decision you'll ever make.
GRC consultants charge $300–$500/hour. One compliance audit can run $40,000–$200,000. Cromtec produces audit-ready documentation automatically — starting at $199.
“See exactly what an auditor will see.”
- ›Full access — no restrictions
- ›Governance receipts from hour one
- ›Real-time signal visibility
- ›CMMC-relevant documentation
“Build your receipt chain before the audit finds you.”
- ›Continuous governance, every decision
- ›Cumulative audit trail that grows monthly
- ›Price locked — standard rate is $4,995/mo
- ›Full product, no feature gates
“Full operational deployment across your organization.”
- ›Everything in early adopter
- ›Full real-time signal integration
- ›Authority routing for multi-level authorization
- ›DFARS / CMMC audit package
Your C3PAO assessment is coming.
Start building your receipt chain today.
$199 for 48 hours. Full access. Every AI decision your organization makes during the trial produces a governance receipt — SHA-256 sealed, timestamped, and audit-ready. When the trial ends, your receipts stay.
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