What’s important to note about the AUTHORIZE step within the NIST RMF for DoD Contractors?
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Per NIST, federal systems must be authorized before being promoted to production (i.e., becoming operational). Therefore, the purpose of the Authorize step is to provide organizational accountability by requiring a senior management official (authorizing official) to determine if the security and privacy risk (including supply chain risk) to organizational operations and assets is acceptable, based on the operation of a system or the use of common controls. If you’re required to seek ATO for your service offering to a federal agency, then the AUTHORIZE step is essential.
Trusted Providers of NIST RMF Services & Solutions
Arlington offers the following NIST RMF services & solutions to DoD and other federal contractors:
- Compliance Reporting for FedRAMP, FISMA, eMASS, CMMC, 800-171, ITAR/EAR, and more.
- Scoping & Gap Assessments
- Policies & Procedures Development
- Program Documentation Development
- System Security Plans (SSP)
- Security Assessment Reports (SAR)
- Remediation Assistance
- ATO Assistance
