Authority to Operate (ATO)

<p>The Department of Defense and federal civilian path to yes for new mission systems. Posts cover ATO sequencing, common stalls, and what compresses the timeline for small contractors.</p>

Compliance Foundations

Mission App Landing Zone: Skip the $500K ATO for SBIR Teams

A standalone Authority to Operate costs $400,000 to $500,000 and takes 12 to 18 months. That's most of an SBIR Phase II budget gone before the mission application ever reaches a warfighter. A compliant cloud landing zone lets defense tech teams inherit controls, focus on the application, and ship in months instead of years.