Many organizations treat IT risk management and compliance as separate, periodic activities. Risk assessments happen before audits. Compliance documentation is assembled under deadline pressure. Controls are documented but not tested. The result is an organization that may pass a review today but is genuinely unprepared for tomorrow's threat or the next examiner's questions.

MVW Consulting builds integrated IT risk management and compliance readiness programs that make compliance a natural outcome of how the organization actually operates, rather than a reactive scramble. Our approach is grounded in NIST frameworks and federal compliance requirements, applied with the operational depth that comes from direct advisory experience across federal agencies and commercial enterprises.

Our IT Risk Management & Compliance Readiness engagements include:

• IT Risk Program Development – Design and implement enterprise IT risk management programs aligned to NIST RMF, NIST 800-53, and applicable organizational requirements, including risk identification, classification, response planning, and continuous monitoring.

• FISMA Compliance Advisory – Provide expert advisory support for FISMA compliance programs, including system inventory, control implementation, POA&M management, and OIG readiness.

• CMMC & NIST 800-171 Readiness – Guide defense contractors and their suppliers through CMMC Level 2 and Level 3 readiness, including gap assessment, remediation planning, and documentation development.

• FedRAMP Advisory – Support cloud service providers and federal agency customers in navigating FedRAMP authorization requirements, including system security plan development and continuous monitoring obligations.

• Risk Assessment & POA&M Management – Conduct structured IT risk assessments and develop Plans of Action & Milestones that are realistic, prioritized, and defensible under OIG and external audit scrutiny.

• Compliance Framework Alignment – Map existing controls and practices against multiple compliance frameworks simultaneously, identifying gaps, overlaps, and efficiency opportunities across FISMA, CMMC, FedRAMP, DFARS, and NIST requirements.

• Audit Preparation & Response Support – Prepare organizations for OIG reviews, external audits, and regulatory examinations, ensuring documentation is current, controls are tested, and leadership is briefed and ready.

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