# Why So Many Companies Are Failing Their CMMC Certification | Episode 146 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mission-compliance-unleashing-growth-potential-for-defense-contractors-6418191/why-so-many-companies-are-failing-their-cmmc-certification-episode-146 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mission-compliance-unleashing-growth-potential-for-defense-contractors-6418191/why-so-many-companies-are-failing-their-cmmc-certification-episode-146.md Podcast: [Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense Contractors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mission-compliance-unleashing-growth-potential-for-defense-contractors-6418191) Published: 2026-03-26T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/missioncompliancepodcast/2624059 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/213566/2624059/missioncompliancepodcast/2026_03_12_20_43_37_2c4dc98d-a378-43a0-a2b4-7325950a2282.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mission-compliance-unleashing-growth-potential-for-defense-contractors-6418191/episodes/why-so-many-companies-are-failing-their-cmmc-certification-episode-146 Duration seconds: 1835 ## Resource In this episode of 'Mission Compliance', we bring you an in-depth breakdown, providing the common pitfalls and scope mistakes that lead so many companies to fail their CMMC certifications the first time. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mission-compliance-unleashing-growth-potential-for-defense-contractors-6418191/episodes/why-so-many-companies-are-failing-their-cmmc-certification-episode-146/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mission-compliance-unleashing-growth-potential-for-defense-contractors-6418191/why-so-many-companies-are-failing-their-cmmc-certification-episode-146.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.