Practice · Government Modernization
Modernization,
government-grade.
The full Modernization Partnership stack — Managed IT, Managed Security, AI, Compliance, Offensive — delivered to government customers in five jurisdictions. Same senior practitioners, different framework crosswalks per geo. WOSB-positioned for US federal, CMMC-equivalent paths in UK + Canada + Australia, NIS2/DORA/EU AI Act readiness for US firms with EU subsidiaries.
Five jurisdictions
One playbook, five flags.
The CMMC L2 readiness playbook converts to UK MoD CSM v4 and Canada CPCSC Level 1 with light translation — same control family structure, same evidence taxonomy, different framework wrapper. Australia and EU each have their own structure but we run them with the same senior bench.
United States
Federal civilian + DoD + DIB + SLED. CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, ITAR, FedRAMP, FAR/DFARS, FISMA, OMB AI guidance. WOSB-positioned. GSA MAS Schedule active.
$500K-$3M/yr partnership · CMMC L2 readiness $138K-$500K Y1
United Kingdom
G-Cloud 15 (£14B / 4-yr framework launching 2026), MoD CSM v4 + DefStan 05-138 Issue 4, Cyber Essentials Plus, NCSC Assured Service Provider scheme. CMMC playbook converts with light translation.
£135-165K (~$170-210K) for CSM v4 readiness package
Canada
CPCSC Level 1 mandatory in defence contracts summer 2026 — CMMC analog. Protected B clearance setup, ITSG-33 program, PSPC standing offers. Five Eyes reciprocity favours US-side delivery.
CAD 175-220K (~$130-160K) for CPCSC L1 readiness
Australia
BuyICT Marketplace direct + AUKUS Pillar 2 sub-prime. ISM compliance, ASD Essential 8 ML2, PSPF, IRAP-readiness (assessment itself residency-gated; we partner the assessor).
AUD 220-280K (~$145-185K) for Essential 8 ML2 + PSPF readiness
EU readiness (US firms with EU subs)
NIS2 (Oct 2024 deadline now enforced), DORA financial entities (Jan 2025 effective), EU AI Act high-risk Annex III conformity (Aug 2 2026 — €35M / 7%-of-turnover penalties). Billed and delivered US-side. We don't sell direct to EU governments without a local partner.
$140-180K NIS2 / $220-320K DORA readiness
Why this works for a US boutique
Five Eyes reciprocity.
One senior bench.
Five Eyes intelligence + cybersecurity reciprocity means UK / Canada / Australia accept US-cleared methodologies, and the framework structures are deliberately compatible. Our CMMC L2 SSP and POA&M format converts to UK CSM v4 and Canadian CPCSC L1 with translation overhead, not rebuild.
EU is different.NIS2, DORA, and the EU AI Act are extraterritorial and apply to US firms with EU subsidiaries or EU customers. We run readiness from the US side, billed in USD, delivered remote. Direct-sell to EU governments requires a local partner — we don’t pretend otherwise.
Why not GCC, APAC sovereign, LATAM? UAE NESA, Saudi NCA, Singapore MAS TRM, Japan ISMAP, Brazil LGPD — these markets require local partners + in-country residency that a US WOSB can’t supply directly. We’ll pick those up when the partnership economics support it.
Who you’ll work with
Quinnlan Varcoe
CEO and Founder · OSCP · GIAC × 10 · 17 credentials across the practice
WOSB-positioned. CMMC + NIST 800-171 + ITAR + FedRAMP credentialed. Five Eyes framework familiarity. Senior-led across all five jurisdictions, no offshore.
Every partnership begins with me. Not a sales rep, not an account executive, not a junior. The first call, the diagnostic, the strategy work — that’s mine.
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Reviews
From the senior people
who’ve worked alongside Quinn.
The named companies beside each reviewer are their employers — not Varcoe partnerships. Each quote is a professional reference from someone who’s shipped work alongside Quinn directly.
“The partnership model isn't marketing language with Quinn — it's how she actually works. Senior judgment, single accountable contact, and the rigor to integrate across IT, security, and AI under one roof.”
Aaron Birnbaum
Managing Partner
“Quinnlan brings more than expertise — she brings strategic alignment. The ability to scale operations without sacrificing depth is exactly what serious organizations need from a modernization partner.”
Caroline Lombard
Threat Specialist
“I've worked with Quinnlan on incidents most teams couldn't navigate — Log4j among them. The technical depth and the calm under fire are real, and they're rare.”
Justin Cox
Senior AWS Security Analyst
“One of the most seamless collaborations I've had in this industry. Composure under pressure, technical precision, and the kind of credibility that compounds — exactly the senior bench a modernization partnership needs.”
Soufiane Jihadi
Senior Incident Response Consultant
Original references collected on the legacy Varcoe site · LinkedIn endorsements available on request