Improving the ATO Process

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Improving the ATO Process: Cultural Change, Automation, and Cloud Adoption in Federal Agencies

Cybersecurity Community of Interest
Date Released: September 25, 2025

This paper outlines strategies to modernize the federal Authority to Operate (ATO) process through cultural change, automation, cloud adoption, and Continuous ATO (cATO). It highlights real-world case studies and recommends practical steps for improving efficiency, security, and inter-agency collaboration.

This paper was written by graduate students at Indiana University Bloomington in partnership with the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Community of Interest.

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