RegScale Partners with Leidos to Revolutionize cATO

Getting an Authority to Operate (ATO) shouldn’t feel like waiting for a glacier to move. But for most federal agencies, that’s exactly what it feels like. Static documentation, manual processes, and periodic reporting cycles create bottlenecks that delay critical mission capabilities and drain resources.

Today, we’re excited to announce a partnership with Leidos that changes that reality. Together, we’re integrating RegScale’s AI-powered continuous controls monitoring platform with Leidos’ UpHold Armor to accelerate the ATO process and transform how organizations achieve secure, compliant digital transformation.

This partnership represents a fundamental shift for the Department of War and the federal government: an evolution from legacy compliance approaches to continuous, automated frameworks that actually align with mission objectives.

How Legacy ATO Processes Are Holding Missions Back

The ATO, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC) processes are essential to provide both cybersecurity compliance and operational resilience for federal agencies.

But most ATO processes today are inefficient, manual, and prone to delays because of static documentation and infrequent reporting. Organizations struggle with:

• Static artifacts that provide only point-in-time snapshots rather than real-time risk visibility
• Manual workloads that increase the potential for error and consume valuable person-hours
• Delayed reporting cycles that prevent timely risk decision-making
• Siloed workflows that keep development, operations, and GRC teams at a permanent disconnect

The result is that mission-critical systems sit waiting for authorization while threats evolve and operational needs go unmet.

The Solution: Accelerated cATO with Leidos’ UpHold Armor and RegScale’s CCM

Our partnership brings together the best of both worlds. Leidos contributes mission-proven cyber engineering and deep federal domain expertise. RegScale delivers advanced AI-powered continuous compliance at scale, acting as an automation layer for Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) and Cybersecurity Asset Management (CSAM).

What Leidos’ Uphold Armor brings:

• Mission-proven cyber engineering with deep federal domain expertise
• Automated artifact generation using NIST OSCAL standards
• Accelerated authorization through environment guardrails and inheritance models
• Research-backed offensive, defensive, and cyber resilience capabilities

What RegScale’s CCM platform brings:

• Compliance-as-Code foundation with an API-first strategy for extreme automation
• Self-updating paperwork and powerful AI agents that eliminate manual labor
• AI-driven audits and intelligent technologies aligned with CSRMC, NIST SP 800-53, and DISA STIGs
• Continuous monitoring dashboards that provide decision-makers with near real-time risk updates

The numbers tell the story: Organizations using RegScale report achieving compliance certifications 90% faster and trimming audit preparation efforts by 60%.

The RegScale-Leidos partnership is particularly significant for civilian agencies, the intelligence community, and Department of War organizations navigating increasingly complex cybersecurity requirements. By integrating risk management into daily operations rather than treating it as a periodic checkpoint, organizations can maintain mission readiness without sacrificing security, free up cybersecurity talent to focus on strategic threats, and achieve constant audit readiness.

Learn More About Our Accelerated cATO Solution

The future of ATO is continuous, automated, and mission-aligned. If your organization is ready to move beyond legacy ATO processes and embrace a more efficient, secure approach to risk management, we’d love to show you what’s possible.

Read the official partnership announcement or book a demo with our team to learn more.