Veteran-owned cybersecurity and IT infrastructure for Central Texas businesses — positioned at the midpoint of the I-35 corridor connecting Houston and Austin to Dallas, and gateway to one of the most concentrated defense contractor ecosystems in the United States. From Baylor and Waco's growing manufacturing sector to Fort Cavazos contractors in Killeen, we build infrastructure that holds.
Waco sits at the geographic and economic midpoint of Texas's busiest corridor — halfway between Houston and Dallas on I-35, and directly north of Austin. That position makes the Waco-Temple-Killeen region something more than a pass-through: it is a distinct economic zone anchored by Baylor University, a major healthcare ecosystem, L3 Technologies' presence, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Caterpillar distribution operations, and the largest concentration of Army defense contractors in the state.
The businesses here range from I-35 logistics and distribution operations to Fort Cavazos contractor firms in Killeen serving one of the largest US Army installations in the world. The technology infrastructure requirements span basic small business networking to CMMC Level 2 compliance for defense subcontractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information. Vaelance serves the entire spectrum — on-site, with a flat-rate scope and full documentation handoff.
Business-grade wired and wireless networks for Waco and Central Texas businesses. Proper routing, managed switches, VLAN segmentation, and firewall configuration. For CMMC-scope environments, network segmentation to isolate CUI-handling systems is a mandatory NIST 800-171 control.
Routers · Switches · WiFi · VLANs Full details →Firewall rules, endpoint protection, email security, MFA, and security awareness — sized for Central Texas small business budgets, built to the standard that Fort Cavazos contractors, healthcare organizations, and research institutions actually need. No theater. Real protection.
Firewall · MFA · Endpoint · Email Full details →Gap assessment, remediation, SSP and POA&M documentation, and architecture aligned to CMMC Level 2 requirements. Built for Fort Cavazos-area contractors and defense subcontractors in the Waco-Killeen-Temple corridor who need to get compliant before their next contract renewal.
CMMC Level 2 · CUI · DIB Full details →On-premises servers, NAS storage, file sharing, and Active Directory — procurement through full deployment with configuration documentation and access control architecture. For contractors storing CUI locally, proper server configuration with access logging is a direct CMMC compliance requirement.
On-Prem · NAS · Active Directory Full details →Automated backups that run on schedule, store offsite, and restore when needed. CMMC Level 2 requires organizations to perform backups of CUI, store them separately, and test restore procedures. Vaelance designs backup systems that satisfy the NIST 800-171 media protection and contingency planning controls.
Every Business Needs This Full details →Full Starlink deployment for farms, ranches, rural operations, and remote facilities across Central Texas. Hardware mounting, network integration, firewall setup, and SD-WAN failover configuration. Reliable connectivity for locations between Waco, Temple, and Killeen where fiber never arrived.
Starlink · SD-WAN · Rural TX Full details →Fort Cavazos — formerly Fort Hood — is home to III Corps and the 1st Cavalry Division, making it one of the most active Army installations on earth and the anchor of one of the densest defense contractor ecosystems in the United States. Equipment maintenance, logistics, communications systems, IT infrastructure, and professional services contractors throughout the Killeen-Copperas Cove-Harker Heights corridor all hold DoD contracts. The majority are subject to DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST SP 800-171, and the incoming CMMC mandate. Most are not ready. Vaelance holds a CMMC Lead Assessor credential and is built for this exact corridor.
Companies performing equipment maintenance, vehicle sustainment, and logistics support for Fort Cavazos units handle CUI in work orders, technical manuals, and supply chain systems. Vaelance scopes your CUI environment, identifies the assets in scope, and builds NIST 800-171-aligned controls around exactly what needs protection.
IT support, communications system integration, and network infrastructure firms supporting Fort Cavazos programs are squarely in CMMC scope. Vaelance builds the compliant environments you need — network segmentation, access control, configuration management, incident response, and documentation — and produces the SSP and POA&M your assessor expects.
The Waco area's aerospace and defense electronics presence — anchored by L3 Technologies — creates a supply chain that includes dozens of smaller subcontractors and service firms. Vaelance works across the full prime-sub chain to ensure CMMC readiness from the top-tier prime requirements down to the smallest subcontractor handling CUI data.
As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Vaelance can be counted toward SDVOSB teaming requirements on federal and defense contracts. For primes and subcontractors building team sheets for Fort Cavazos program bids, our SDVOSB certification is a concrete procurement advantage — on top of our CMMC Lead Assessor credential.
Central Texas between Waco, Temple, Killeen, and the surrounding Hill Country is still largely fiber-free outside city limits. Farms, ranches, rural distribution operations, remote offices, and construction sites have been making do with degraded DSL or cellular-only connections for years. Starlink changed the economics of rural connectivity — and Vaelance handles the full deployment, not just the hardware.
Hardware mounting, weatherproof cabling, router configuration, VLAN setup, firewall rules, and integration with your existing network. We handle the engineering that makes Starlink actually work for a business.
Agricultural operations, construction companies, and businesses with remote sites along the I-35 corridor can run Starlink as a primary or failover link in an SD-WAN setup — continuous connectivity even when a primary carrier goes down.
A Starlink connection is a wide-open internet link without proper firewall and VPN configuration. Vaelance deploys Starlink with enterprise-grade security controls — not a consumer router pointed at the sky.
No Army installation generates more defense contractor activity in Texas. The Killeen-Copperas Cove-Harker Heights corridor is home to hundreds of firms directly supporting III Corps operations — from tactical vehicle maintenance to IT systems integration. The CMMC compliance window is closing for every one of them.
Baylor University's research programs, medical center, and growing tech commercialization ecosystem create a demand for infrastructure that outlasts any single vendor relationship. Texas State Technical College and associated training infrastructure add to a workforce that needs well-built IT environments, not improvised setups.
Waco's manufacturing base — Dr Pepper Snapple, Caterpillar distribution, and dozens of I-35 corridor operations — runs on uptime. Network outages cost production. Ransomware costs more. Vaelance builds the infrastructure that keeps these operations running: redundant connectivity, tested backups, and security that matches the actual threat environment.
Temple's Baylor Scott & White healthcare campus and the surrounding medical and biotech sector impose stringent data security requirements. Healthcare-adjacent businesses, medical device distributors, and professional services firms in Bell County need cybersecurity that satisfies HIPAA and enterprise client requirements simultaneously.
Vaelance covers the full Waco-Temple-Killeen corridor and surrounding Central Texas counties. If your business operates between Austin and Dallas on or near the I-35 corridor, we are on-site. No referrals. No subcontractors. The same senior engineer who scopes the engagement does the work.
We walk your space or review your environment remotely, document what we find, and give you a straight priority list. No sales pitch. No obligation. An honest picture of where your infrastructure stands — from veterans who have built and defended the real thing.