The Federal government is already using artificial intelligence technologies, but one tech expert this week explained that it’s crucial to leverage “radical collaboration” to put a formal AI governance model in place – such as an Authority to Operate (ATO). […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) is going to release the evaluation criteria for Continuous Authorization To Operate (cATO) next week, according to George Lamb, the director of cloud and software modernization in the DoD’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). […]

A new memo from the Department of Defense (DoD) is encouraging the use of a continuous Authorization To Operate (cATO) under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework (RMF) – instead of a point-in-time ATO – to serve as the “gold standard” for systems’ cybersecurity risk management. […]

stackArmor announced today that the company is working with Red Hat to accelerate the FedRAMP Authority to Operate (ATO) project for Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA).  […]

ACT-IAC announced it is seeking government and industry experts to volunteer for a work group to exchange information on cloud security authorizations to operate (ATOs). ACT-IAC is establishing the group to help the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) organization and FedRAMP learn more about industry’s approach to security and cloud authorizations. The group […]

The Department of Education announced its intent to extend its current contract for mobility services on Monday due to the delay in the Authority to Operate (ATO) process for vendors on the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs has made progress in meeting Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) requirements, but still needs to work on most of the recommendations from previous years, a new FISMA audit released last week found. […]

Senior officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discussed how the new HHS Accelerate blockchain, the first blockchain to receive an authority to operate (ATO), can help the department improve acquisitions through greater visibility during Sunday’s episode of Government Matters. […]