ASSESSMENT & AUTHORIZATION
Approval to Operate Accelerated as a Service (ATOA3S)
A scalable, centrally supported ATO model: faster accreditations, lower cost, consistent results.
01 / ATOA3S
Accreditation shouldn't pull your critical resources away from the mission, slow feature development, or stall a finished system for months. ATOA3S makes the Approval to Operate a predictable, repeatable business function. Our trained ISSEs work on site or deploy wherever your systems are, CONUS or OCONUS, including air-gapped and classified environments. Behind our network of ISSEs is our ATO Support Center, a centralized bench of senior RMF, cyber tool, vulnerability, and technical security experts. We also bring your ISSM and Authorizing Official in from design through submission, so security is built in rather than bolted on, and the final ATO confirms decisions already made.
The result is less rework, faster delivery and adoption of capabilities, and lower cost to you. Every control response, resolution, and approved artifact we develop goes into a curated, AI-supported knowledge library, so we solve each problem once and never twice. Over 17 years and nine systems accredited above Impact Level 6, from Secret through TS/SCI and SAP, our team has cut accreditation timelines from 18 months to as little as 6 days. Backed by a cleared workforce engine with 97% retention, we can have ISSEs on site within 60 days. Let's talk about what faster, lower-cost accreditation could look like for your portfolio.
Months to Weeks
Accreditation as a predictable, repeatable business function.
The ISSM and Accreditation Officer partner with us from design to decision, so the ATO confirms decisions already made.
02 / THE CHALLENGE
Traditional accreditation costs too much
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Mission capacity lost
Developers and trainers get pulled off mission to chase the ATO.
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Talent scarcity
Experienced ISSEs are expensive, hard to hire and hard to scale.
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Afterthought & rework
Security is bolted on after the build, forcing costly rework.
03 / THE ATOA3S SOLUTION
Centralized expertise, trained ISSEs in the mission
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Reusable knowledge
Approved responses and templates, ready to reuse.
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ATO Support Center
Senior RMF, tool and security experts behind every field ISSE
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Solved together
SMEs on call, so field ISSEs are never on their own.
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Co-located ISSEs
On site as the day-to-day ATO partner for 2–3 systems.
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Deployable ISSEs
CONUS or OCONUS, including air-gapped and classified systems.
04 / WHY IT WORKS
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Control knowledge base
Engineers build to answers already approved.
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Embedded ISSM / AO
Approvers weigh in during design, not after.
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Meet early and often
No surprises at submission.
05 / EXPERIENCE & TRACK RECORD
Proven where accreditation is hardest
History of successful ATOs
- 17 years of RMF and ATO work
- 9 systems accredited
- IL6+ every system above Impact Level 6
Secret through TS/SCI and SAP · connected and air-gapped · CONUS and OCONUS
06 / INSIDE THE ATO SUPPORT CENTER
Solve it once. Never solve it twice.
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RMF
Process and approved responses
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Cyber tools
Scanning and submission
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CVE & STIGs
Vulnerabilities and waivers
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Tech security
Cloud, encryption, networking
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Knowledge
AI-supported library
300+ Controls already worked out with the ISSM and AO. New systems start from vetted answers, so tailoring replaces writing from scratch.
07 / THE WORKFORCE ENGINE
Global staffing, quickly
- 97% retention
- 5 days fastest mobilization
- TS/SCI + poly recruited
08 / WHAT WE DELIVER
On site in 60 days
- DAY 0 Kickoff
- DAY 60 10 ISSEs on site
- DAY 90 10 systems baselined
- DAY 120+ Expand
SCOPE BOUNDARY
We assess, advise, document and track findings to closure. Vendors and developers implement the fixes.
Past performance indicates the method's effectiveness; specific outcomes depend on each environment's constraints and organizational readiness.