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Cleared to Sign
The small contractor's guide to a defensible SPRS score, CUI, and the False Claims Act
The audit was suspended. The obligation wasn't — and now your SPRS score is signed by you alone. This book shows small defense contractors how to turn an optimistic self-assessment into one they can actually defend.
Launch window: Target: fall 2026 (after mid-September policy updates). Format: Kindle ebook + paperback. We sequence the Amazon listing after mid-September policy updates so the book is not stale on day one. Join the free workbook list for the launch note. Amazon product links use Associates tag defscore-20 when the listing is live.
What the book is
When CMMC's third-party audit was suspended in 2026, most contractors heard “relief.” The reality: the requirements stayed, and the responsibility for your self-assessment landed entirely on your signature. Cleared to Sign is the plain-English, practitioner's guide to closing the gap between the score you submitted and the one you could actually defend — written for the small shop without a compliance department.
Who it's for
Small primes and subcontractors that handle Controlled Unclassified Information on defense work — the owner wearing the IT hat, and the IT person handed compliance on top of everything else.
Not for: people who already own the book and only need the next step. In-book CTAs send you to thefree workbook and tool — not back here.
What you'll learn
- What the CMMC suspension did and did not change for your business
- The 110 Level 2 requirements in plain English, minus the jargon
- How SPRS scoring really works — and why your score can go negative
- Why your signature on the score is the new risk (and how the False Claims Act attaches)
- Whether your SSP is itself CUI, and how to handle it
- How to handle CUI without accidentally creating violations
- How to turn an optimistic self-assessment into a defensible one
- A step-by-step defensibility roadmap you can act on
After you read it — two paths
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