Shift Left: DevSecOps and the Path to Continuous Authority to Operate

Shift Left: DevSecOps and the Path to Continuous Authority to Operate

NextGov (July 27, 2020) The faster a Defense Department of Defense organization can conceive, build and provide value to warfighters, the higher the probability of rapid mission success. However, obtaining authority to operate, or ATO, for DOD IT systems is typically a long, challenging—yet critical—process to ensure warfighters’ confidence in the technologies they use.