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Organizations who operate or want to operate with Department of Defense (DoD) information are required to have the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). CMMC certifies that an organization has the appropriate level of cybersecurity infrastructure, policies, and procedures in place to handle and secure controlled data. For the past several months, DTS has been working […]

Historically the U.S. Government has implemented policies to protect the safety of jobs within the U.S. Defense Industry. For example, as taken from An Overview of Small Business Contracting, “During World War II and then again after the outbreak of fighting in Korea, Congress found that the existence of thousands of small business concerns was […]

Day & Zimmermann selects Defense Trade Solutions (DTS) to provide professional advisory services in navigating the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process.  Day & Zimmermann has a strong understanding of international business.  They are using DTS’ expertise to share advanced knowledge on how to leverage FMS for additional distribution of their capabilities to U.S. allies and […]

The Defense Industry does not offer many opportunities for unbridled creativity, except in one place: offsets. For the uninitiated, offsets are contractual obligations where the purchaser attempts to “offset” the cost of the contract by mandating that a portion of the work be performed locally. There are two flavors of offsets: direct and indirect. Direct […]

Leonardo DRS selects Defense Trade Solutions (DTS) to provide professional services in releasability training of Leonardo’s Global Trade Compliance staff.  Leonardo DRS has a strong export compliance program.  They are using DTS’ expertise to share advanced knowledge on technology transfer, technology security & foreign disclosure (TSFD), design for exportability, and how to integrate those topics […]

Bell Helicopter (Bell) selects Defense Trade Solutions (DTS) to provide professional services in design for exportability and technology release support to position the V-280 Valor and 360 Invictus for international direct commercial sales (DCS) and foreign military sales (FMS). Bell’s V-280 Valor is a candidate for the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) […]