
CUI Data Flow Diagram for CRM Systems
A visual reference showing how Controlled Unclassified Information enters, moves through, and exits CRM systems. Use this diagram to map your own CUI boundary and identify compliance gaps.
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A visual reference showing how Controlled Unclassified Information enters, moves through, and exits CRM systems. Use this diagram to map your own CUI boundary and identify compliance gaps.

Defense contractors face a fundamental choice: use cloud AI services that may violate CMMC requirements, or deploy private AI that keeps CUI within your boundary. Here's the technical comparison.

DFARS 252.204-7012 mandates how contractors handle covered defense information. Your CRM almost certainly processes CDI. Here's what the clause actually requires and how to comply.

CMMC requires protecting CUI, but it also requires knowing when to dispose of it. Most GovCon CRMs accumulate CUI indefinitely. Here's how to build a compliant retention policy.

Most GovCon tech stacks are built for productivity, then retrofitted for compliance. This approach fails. Here's how to architect your stack compliance-first without sacrificing efficiency.

Defense contractors need secure messaging that handles CUI. We compare Mattermost, Microsoft Teams GCC High, and Slack on FedRAMP, CMMC alignment, and total cost.

Email is the #1 uncontrolled CUI ingress vector for defense contractors. Every time you sync government emails to your CRM, you're potentially creating compliance violations you don't know about.

Most AI conversations focus on which model to use. The real question is: where does your data flow when you use it? Understanding information boundaries is the first step to controlled AI adoption.

AI is already inside your organization. It arrived through browser extensions, personal accounts, and SaaS features you never approved. Here is how to regain control.

Build secure, FedRAMP-compliant operations while leveraging sovereign AI capabilities for federal contract work.