White Paper: Achieving ATOs Through Declarative Architecture and Shared Common Platforms

Traditional, paper-based compliance processes used for authorizing government and cloud systems are too slow and rigid for today’s dynamic, cloud-native environments. To keep pace, agencies must adopt transparent, standardized security baselines, integrate compliance into system design through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and leverage automation for continuous, real-time monitoring. This modern approach streamlines authorization, reduces redundancy, and enables development, security, and cloud teams to work more efficiently.