CMMC Level 1 Checklist: 17 Practices Every Defense Subcontractor Must Complete

About the author

Yevgeniy Melnik

Founder, Gold Bird Group

Twelve years in freight operations, fifteen-plus building the IT, network, and security infrastructure those operations depend on. Founded Gold Bird Group and D74 Technologies. Builds AI automation for operations-heavy businesses and designs documented security, compliance, and risk programs for regulated industries. Writes about what fails in the field, not what sells on a slide.

• ·CompTIA Security+ CE — DoD 8140 IAT Level II (issued Jan 2025, expires Jan 2028)
• ·Active member, TIA Fraud Vendor Advisory Committee
• ·Briefed USTRANSCOM on supply chain trust intelligence (2026)

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