Terence Tang
Delivering Indo-Pacific Readiness: What Intech Hawaii Took Away from the SAME Guam Industry Forum 2026
Intech Hawaii attended the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Guam Post's Guam Industry Forum 2026 from July 28 through 30. The event took place at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort. This year's theme was "Delivering Indo-Pacific Readiness: Integrating Infrastructure, Innovation, and Industry Capacity", which shaped two and a half ...
PacMar Technologies Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification
PacMar Technologies has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, Level 2 following a third-party assessment conducted by CG Silvers Consulting. Announced by Intech Hawaii on May 5, 2026, the milestone marks an important step for the Honolulu-based defense contractor and its ability to support sensitive government work. For organizations ...
The True Cost of the CMMC Pause for DoD Contractors
Last week we told you that the Department of War had suspended CMMC Phase II requirements before they were set to take effect on November 10, 2026. At the time, the news felt like a reprieve: a compliance deadline that had loomed over small defense contractors for years had been pushed ...
DoD Pauses CMMC Phase II Certification Requirement: What It Means for Your Business
This week the Department of War announced an immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II, the mandatory third-party certification requirement that was set to take effect November 10, 2026. The announcement changes the certification timeline for defense contractors across the country, including here in Hawaii and Guam, where DoD work and ...
AI Cyber Risk: What the Five Eyes Warning Means for Business
On June 22, 2026, the cyber security agencies of the Five Eyes nations, the US (CISA, NSA), UK (NCSC), Australia (ACSC), Canada, and New Zealand, issued a rare joint statement titled "The AI Shift in Cyber Risk: Why Leaders Must Act Now." Specifically, public warnings of this magnitude remain highly unusual. ...
Aren’t We Smart to Wait Until CMMC Is Finalized?
Not anymore. CMMC is already finalized and in effect. For a long time, "let's wait until CMMC is finalized" was a reasonable business position. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) changed over time. Drafts shifted. Timelines moved. Requirements evolved. If you chose not to invest heavily in a moving target, ...
Microsoft 365 Price Increase July 2026: What You Need to Know
Microsoft is updating pricing and packaging for select Microsoft 365 commercial plans starting July 1, 2026. If your business uses Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Business Standard, or Business Premium, now is a good time to understand what is changing, when it applies, and what it may mean for your next ...
The Danger of the “RPO” Badge: Why You Need a CMMC Level 2-Assessed MSP
When the Department of Defense (DoD) made the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) a real contract issue, a wave of companies rushed to market as CMMC experts. If you are a defense contractor in Hawaii or across the Pacific, you have probably seen IT providers promoting an RPO badge and positioning themselves ...
CMMC Credentials for Guam DoD Contractors: RP vs. CCP vs. CCA Explained
If you are a Guam-based Department of Defense (DoD) contractor preparing for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), the acronyms can get confusing fast. You may see consultants and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) promoting credentials like RP, RPA, CCP, and CCA and assume they all represent roughly the same level of ...
Intech Hawaii’s CMMC Level 2 Certification: Why Being Ahead of the Curve Matters in Defense Cybersecurity
In May 2026, cybersecurity experts and policy analysts sounded an alarm that should concern every organization in the defense industrial base: the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program has a critical blind spot—and it's putting billions in contracts and sensitive national security information at risk. The problem isn't what ...
