9 Months
Average ATO
cycle time
Continuous Authorization Platform
Authorization That Never Stops
One framework. From first ATO to continuous compliance.
Federal agencies spend an average of nine months and $1.2M on a single authorization package — 78% of that time in wait, review, and rework. Adaptive Authority replaces that cycle with a platform that enforces authorization workflows from day one.
The challenge
The Federal ATO Process Is Broken
$1.2M
Avg. fully-loaded
cost per package
78%
Of ATO time is wait,
review, or rework
Fragmented
Siloed, inconsistent
processes across teams
Our Solution
A Continuous Authorization Platform
Adaptive Authority enforces security authorization workflows through six sequential validation gates, ensuring nothing gets skipped, every step is documented, and your compliance artifacts are generated throughout the program, not assembled after.
Six Sequential Gates (G0–G5)
From authoritative source resolution and boundary definition through control implementation, assessment, authorization package generation, and continuous monitoring.
OSCAL-Native Evidence
Every artifact carries full evidence lineage: source system, record ID, gate result.
SSP, Assessment Results, and POA&M produced in machine-readable OSCAL format.
Human-in-the-Loop AI
AI operates as an untrusted component. Citation enforcement blocks unsupported findings before they reach the package. Human approval at every checkpoint.
The Adaptive Authorization Lifecycle
One Framework. Four Phases. Continuous Compliance.
Measurable Results
Impact You Can Point To
20–30%
Cycle-time reduction through Phase 1 gate standardization
80%
Reduction in rework and compliance failures
>90%
Documentation accuracy across compliance artifacts
Multi-Mode
Cloud · Sovereign Cloud Air-Gapped · On-Premises
Runs in Your Environment
The platform enforces the same gate architecture and artifact fidelity across cloud, sovereign cloud, air-gapped classified enclaves, and on-premises. No capability reduction by deployment mode.
GovCloud AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI
Air-Gapped Enclave
On-Premises
Integrates natively with JCAM · Telos Xacta · eMASS · SIEM platforms
Ready to Standardize Your ATO Process?
Contact Xpect to learn how Adaptive Authority fits your program.