Rook Strategies LLC — Federal & Defense Industrial Base Capabilities

Federal Capability Snapshot

Legal Entity

Rook Strategies LLC

Service Area

Nationwide

Years in Business

9

Primary Capabilities

Managed IT · Cybersecurity · CMMC Level 2 Readiness · NIST SP 800-171 · CUI Enclave Architecture · M&A Technology Integration · Executive Technology Advisory

SAM.gov

Registered

CAGE

In Progress

Delivery Model

Integrated technology team / white-glove managed services

Compliance Experience

Defense Industrial Base · CMMC · NIST SP 800-171 · DFARS · HIPAA

CMMC Approach

Rook does not assume that CMMC Level 2 requires placing an entire enterprise into a government-cloud environment. Where permitted by contractual requirements and CMMC scoping rules, Rook favors deliberately bounded architectures: commercial enterprise → controlled access → CUI enclave → authorized users and systems → evidence and continuous governance. Architecture paths include Rook Enclave as a Service, customer-owned enclave, and broader government-cloud implementations (GCC, GCC High, Azure Government, Intune Government) where requirements make them appropriate.

No technology product should be represented as “CMMC certified.” Rook readiness support is distinct from an independent C3PAO certification assessment.

Control-to-Evidence Methodology

1. 1. Define — Identify contractual requirement, assessment objective, service, asset, and data flow.
2. 2. Assign — Establish control owner and operating responsibility.
3. 3. Document — Approve policy, procedure, implementation statement, and responsibility allocation.
4. 4. Implement — Configure the technical, administrative, or physical control.
5. 5. Evidence — Collect contemporaneous operating evidence.
6. 6. Test — Examine artifacts, interview owners, and validate operation.
7. 7. Maintain — Close findings or place eligible residual items into disciplined POA&M management; update SSP, diagrams, inventories, and evidence indexes.

Relevant Experience

• Defense Industrial Base

  ~150 office staff · Five locations

  Managed IT, cybersecurity, infrastructure, service delivery, and CMMC readiness support.

• Defense Contractor

  ~25 office staff

  Managed technology, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and CMMC-related support.

• Regulated National Workforce

  Peak ~250 remote users

  Managed technology, cybersecurity, inventory logistics, endpoint deployment, hosted environments, and regulated operations.

• Construction / Critical Operations

  ~100 office users

  Cybersecurity modernization, managed technology, security exercises, and independent third-party security assessment.

Why Rook

• Integrated Accountability — Managed technology, cybersecurity, architecture, and compliance coordination under one relationship.
• Right-Sized CMMC — Boundary decisions begin with CUI and contractual obligations rather than an assumption that the entire enterprise belongs in GCC High.
• Operating Experience — Rook does not stop at assessment preparation. It operates the technology environment in which the controls must function.
• Integration Experience — M&A, multi-entity, multi-site, private-equity, and incumbent-provider transitions are part of the firm's operating experience.
• Executive Access — Senior technical and executive personnel remain directly involved in architecture, risk, escalation, and strategic decisions.