Tanium Podcast

Scaling CMMC Level 2 Compliance Across the DIB and Higher Education

Monday, June 15, 2026

Hosted By: Tanium & Carahsoft

Summary

Government and higher education organizations that support Federal contracts and defense-funded research must comply with CMMC Level 2 requirements. By operationalizing CMMC 2.0 at scale, organizations can identify, manage and secure Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) across complex, distributed environments.

 

Access this podcast to hear Wes Hogarth, Director at Georgia Tech Research Institute, and Ryan Andorfer, Group VP at Tanium, discuss practical strategies for accelerating CMMC Level 2 compliance and beyond. Explore how to improve operational visibility and reduce complexity through real-time endpoint intelligence, automation and cross-team alignment.

 

Listen to Tanium’s podcast to discover how your organization can strengthen IT management, improve audit readiness and achieve CMMC Level 2 certification.

Speakers

Wes Hogarth

Director

Information Systems, GTRI

Leads enterprise IT at GTRI with 18+ years in IT, cloud, and DevSecOps. Expert in DoD compliance frameworks including CMMC and NIST. He has extensive experience managing secure, large-scale cloud environments, including AWS GovCloud deployments.
Ryan Andorfer

Group VP

Tanium

Leads the Tanium Platform and cloud solutions, with 15+ years in cloud, automation, and endpoint security. Former roles at Tanium, Microsoft, and General Mills. He focuses on delivering scalable, secure platforms that meet complex government and enterprise requirements.

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