FISMA & NIST RMF
Risk Management Framework for contractors
If you operate a system on behalf of a federal agency, FISMA applies to you. We run the seven-step Risk Management Framework end to end so your system reaches an Authorization to Operate and stays there.
Most contractors hit the RMF wall at Step 4 (Assess) because the SSP from Step 3 was not assessable. We write SSPs the way assessors read them, so Step 4 confirms what Step 3 already established.
What you walk away with
Reach Authorization to Operate without a re-do
A clean ATO package the AO signs because every control statement, every test, and every artifact lines up.
Maintain ATO under continuous monitoring
A monitoring program that catches drift before it becomes a finding, with the cadence and metrics your AO expects.
Reauthorize on schedule, not under fire
Three-year reauthorization driven by the artifacts you already maintain, not a scramble that starts the month before.
Inside a FISMA & NIST RMF engagement
- NIST RMF Steps 1 to 7 implementation
- System Security Plan (SSP) development
- Security Control Assessment (SCA)
- Authorization package and Authorization to Operate (ATO) support
- Continuous monitoring program design
What we work against
How We Engage
Three paths into the work, sequenced to where you are in the acquisition cycle.
Subcontracting
We sit on your prime's contract as a compliance subcontractor. Bring us in for assessment, documentation, or audit support without standing up a new vehicle.
Teaming
Joint ventures and teaming agreements with primes that need a CPA + CISSP combination on the bid. Our credentials fill the compliance gap your team does not staff in-house.
Direct
Direct engagements through GSA MAS and 8(a) Direct Award (FY26 target). We take the contract, you get the work.
The practitioner guide to FISMA & NIST RMF
Our principal documents the methodology we bring to every engagement on josefkamara.com. Same playbook, in public, free.
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