2025 Compliance Consolidation Using CAMS

Background: A Legacy of Compliance, Reimagined for Growth

Vigor Marine Group’s CMSD facility has relied on the Compliance Assessment Management System (CAMS), powered by IVIS Technologies, since our tenue under the HII umbrella. At that time, we operated within a Fortune 500–style compliance framework—centralized, vertically integrated, and rigorously standardized

Following our transition to a private equity-owned portfolio of shipyards, our organizational structure has evolved. While still vertically integrated, CMSD now operates within a distributed compliance ownership model, supporting additional business units of varying sizes and maturity levels. This growth necessitated a compliance structure that could retain centralized visibility and governance while scaling across an evolving enterprise with an emphasis on adaptability and efficiency.

The Challenge: Right-Sizing Compliance Without Losing Rigor

To support our continued growth and align compliance practices across the enterprise, CMSD launched the Core Element Consolidation Project in 2025, streamlining our compliance framework from 32 to 14 Core Elements. The intent was not to minimize control, but rather to:

• Eliminate redundancy

• Streamline administrative effort

• Enhance functional alignment

• Improve traceability across multiple business units

Each consolidated element was carefully mapped to preserve:

• Historical documentation and system audit trails

• Legal and regulatory alignment

• Functional area ownership

• The original Fraud Triangle risk assessment data, which captures behavioral risk factors such as rationalization, opportunity, and pressure

This consolidation enhanced our ability to monitor behavioral risk and maintain compliance consistency by providing greater insight into risk drivers across a more agile structure. CAMS proved to be the right platform at the right time by delivering real-time visibility to executive leadership while enabling business units to manage their risk areas directly, without duplicative burden.

Testimonials from Compliance Leaders

" CAMS has been a foundational part of our compliance framework since our days under a Fortune 500 model. Its true value is how seamlessly it has adapted with us. As Director of HR & Risk Management, I’ve relied on CAMS through every structural change because it delivers clarity, accountability, and visibility without overwhelming our teams. It’s more than a tool; it’s a compliance partner."

~ CMSD’s Director of HR and Risk Management

“As someone newly introduced to CAMS, I was immediately impressed by how well the platform supports both operational complexity and legal accountability. It promotes ownership at the business unit level while aligning with corporate governance. CAMS has given the structure and flexibility to embed compliance into our operations with confidence.”

~ MHI’s General Counsel

CAMS in Action: Enabling Agile Governance

The transition from a corporate-driven model to a distributed compliance architecture required a platform that could:

• Maintain governance and oversight at the corporate level

• Delegate ownership to functional Core Element Managers across business units

• Preserve historical performance and documentation

• Reduce rework and compliance fatigue

CAMS delivered on all fronts. Core Element Managers now operate within a streamlined environment supported by:

• Preloaded historical data and risk assessments

• Standardized workplans

• A single source of truth for compliance across business units

This has allowed the business units to:

• Maintain the Fraud Triangle assessment for behavioral risk

• Retain visibility into mitigation and control activities

• Promote accountability without overwhelming smaller or newer business units

• Align compliance with the realities of a more agile operating model

To support a phased rollout, CMSD served as the benchmark site, completing all Core Element risk assessments as planned. This provided a working model for adoption across other business units. MHI is now following suit and is progressing in alignment with the planned implementation timeline.

Early Results and Adoption

• 56% reduction in administrative burden by streamlining compliance responsibilities, consolidating overlapping elements, and simplifying cross-functional coordination

• 95% on time adoption by CMSD Core Element Managers during the benchmark phase; MHI Core Element Managers are on track to complete by the end of October.

• Full alignment with MHI in Q4 2025 setting a precedent for future business units

• Positive feedback from new Core Element Managers citing clarity, improved ownership, and effective system navigation without additional training

Looking Ahead

As the enterprise expands CAMS usage to additional shipyards in the Vigor Marine Group, this consolidated approach allows us to:

• Scale a standardized compliance model across multiple geographies

• Maintain enterprise-level visibility and trend tracking

• Empower each business unit to take ownership of their compliance posture

Our partnership with IVIS Technologies has ensured that CAMS remains a dynamic, scalable, and responsive solution for compliance teams at every level of maturity.

For More Information Contact:

CMSD
Danielle Frazier
Director, Human Resources and Risk Management
Danielle.frazer@cmsd-msr.com

Ivis Technologies, Inc.
Todd Thompson
Chief Innovation Officer
todd@ivis.com