Driven by mission. Focused on you.
About Us
Veteran Strategic is a veteran-owned cybersecurity firm dedicated to helping small and mid-sized government contractors achieve and maintain NIST 800-171 and CMMC compliance. We know what’s at stake. As veterans, we’ve operated in high-pressure environments where clarity and discipline matter. Now we bring that same mission focus to protecting your business and ensuring you’re contract-ready.
Our Mission
At Veteran Strategic, our mission is to deliver clear, actionable, and achievable compliance solutions that empower government contractors to succeed. We simplify the complexity of NIST 800-171 and CMMC requirements, transforming them into practical steps that protect sensitive data, build trust, and keep businesses contract-ready. Driven by veteran leadership and mission-focused values, we give contractors the confidence to not only win federal contracts but to keep them long-term through resilience, discipline, and ongoing support.
Leadership with Mission and Experience
Our Founders
Our founders brings the discipline of military service and the expertise of cybersecurity leadership together.
Major Richard Catlin III, PhD
Major Richard Catlin is a disabled warzone veteran and decorated officer with extensive expertise in cyberspace operations, compliance frameworks, and threat intelligence. Currently serving as a Project Manager & Space Domain SME with the U.S. Air Force, Richard also holds a PhD in Geography, an MS in Cybersecurity Technology, and a Master of MIS in IT Auditing. Certified in CISSP, CompTIA CySA+, Security+, Project+, and more, Richard leads Veteran Strategic’s technical assessments and compliance strategies, delivering military-grade rigor to every engagement.
Jeremy Davis
Jeremy Davis is an Army veteran and accomplished operator with a career spanning project management, agile coaching, and strategic operations. After serving in the Army, he built a career helping businesses scale as a Fractional COO, specializing in efficiency, agility, and operational success. At Veteran Strategic, Jeremy drives operations, client engagement, and strategic execution, ensuring every assessment delivers not just findings, but a clear plan forward.
How it works
Why Work With Us
We combine veteran leadership with proven cybersecurity expertise to deliver compliance that’s clear, actionable, and built around your mission to win and keep contracts.
Veteran-Led Expertise
Trust, discipline, credibility.
Mission-Focused Compliance
We simplify complexity, cut through jargon, and keep you contract-ready.
Outcome-Oriented
Every engagement ends with a clear roadmap you can act on immediately.
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Latest Insights & Resources
Explore practical tips, industry news, and veteran insights on NIST 800-171, CMMC, and federal cybersecurity requirements. Our blogs are designed to keep contractors informed and prepared.
Why Veteran-Led Cybersecurity Brings Mission-Ready Discipline to Compliance
Cybersecurity compliance can feel overwhelming for contractors. Between NIST 800-171, CMMC, and ongoing federal requirements, it’s easy to get lost in the complexity. What sets Veteran Strategic apart is not just technical expertise—it’s our veteran-led, mission-ready approach that makes compliance clear, achievable, and reliable.
NIST 800-171: What Government Contractors Need to Know in 2025
If you’re a government contractor, you already know that protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) isn’t just good practice—it’s a requirement. At the core of this is NIST Special Publication 800-171, a cybersecurity framework that sets the standard for how contractors safeguard sensitive government data.
5 Common Mistakes Contractors Make with CMMC Compliance
Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) isn’t optional for government contractors—it’s a requirement for winning and keeping Department of Defense contracts. Yet, many organizations approach compliance with the wrong mindset, leading to costly delays, missed opportunities, and unnecessary stress.
Coming soon — a practical resource to help you track readiness.