How InfusionPoints Helps Cloud Service Providers Accelerate and Sustain Federal Compliance

In today’s federal cybersecurity environment, trust is no longer a one-time milestone, it’s a continuous requirement. The FedRAMP program is undergoing a radical transformation through the FedRAMP 20x initiative, while the Department of Defense (DoD) is driving rapid, secure software acquisition through frameworks like the Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG) and Software Fast Track (SWFT).

At InfusionPoints, we help organizations navigate this shifting terrain with confidence, bridging the old, operationalizing the present, and accelerating the future. Whether you’re maintaining an existing ATO, expanding into DoD IL5, or preparing for a FedRAMP 20x pilot, our approach is built for scale, speed, and sustained authorization.

The Legacy: Expertise Rooted in a Decade of FedRAMP and DoD Security

Since FedRAMP’s inception in 2011, InfusionPoints has worked with hundreds of federal cloud programs to plan, build, and authorize secure cloud solutions. That deep domain experience includes:

• Architecting, building and managing FedRAMP Moderate and High, and DoD Impact Level (IL) 4 and IL5 environments
• Supporting 3PAO assessments, control remediation, and ConMon sustainment
• Delivering full lifecycle SSPs, POA&Ms, and inventory documentation

We’ve also helped organizations align with successive control baselines (NIST 800-53 Rev 3 → Rev 4 → Rev 5) and respond to changing sponsor and JAB expectations. This historical context helps our clients move smarter and faster, avoiding common delays and missteps.

The Present: Delivering Compliance at Scale for Rev 5 and DoD CC SRG

As of 2023, NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 is now mandatory for all FedRAMP authorizations. The scope of required controls has expanded to include:

• Supply chain risk management (SR)
• Privacy enhancements (AR, IP)
• Zero Trust readiness
• Configuration baselines and control inheritance validation

At the same time, the DoD’s CC SRG enforces even stricter requirements, particularly at Impact Level 5 (IL5), which governs Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Expectations now include:

• Hosting within U.S. Citizens-only, physically isolated environments
• DISA STIG and CIS benchmark enforcement
• Explicit documentation of shared responsibility models
• Incident response and forensic readiness integrated with mission ops

InfusionPoints supports these needs through:

• Hardened landing zones and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates
• Our Command Center SaaS platform for continuous monitoring, evidence capture, and risk tracking
• AuditShield, which automates artifact generation, SSP updates, and 3PAO collaboration

Our tools and services turn Rev 5 and IL5 into operational practices—not just paperwork.

The Future: FedRAMP 20x and DoD SWFT—Speed + Assurance

The FedRAMP PMO launched the FedRAMP 20x initiative to address a key pain point: the slow and resource-intensive ATO process. The 20x vision, shaped through industry working groups and pilot programs, includes:

• 100% machine-verifiable controls and artifacts
• Emphasis on Key Security Indicators (KSIs) instead of point-in-time checks
• Real-time evidence streaming to Agency Trust Centers
• Reimagining the 3PAO’s role to focus on testing automation, not reviewing screenshots
• Alignment with CISA’s Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF)

In parallel, the DoD’s SWFT initiative aims to fast-track secure software delivery for warfighters, enabling software to be fielded in weeks or months instead of years. SWFT leverages:

• Pre-approved infrastructure patterns
• Continuous authorization based on automated assessment
• Real-time integration with risk management dashboards (e.g., DoD CIO scorecards)

InfusionPoints is leading the way here. Our XBU40 platform—a fully pre-audited, opinionated PaaS running in AWS GovCloud that directly aligns with 20x and SWFT by:

• Enforcing zero trust architecture from the ground up
• Automating FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 controls
• Generating structured artifacts and SBOMs for every release
• Providing live telemetry for security operations, audit, and risk

When paired with Command Center and AuditShield, we enable customers to:

• Plug in and become audit-ready in weeks, not months
• Maintain compliance without manual effort
• Shift from point-in-time ATOs to real-time trust

Build | Manage | Defend: Our Methodology for Continuous Compliance

Our proven Build | Manage | Defend framework is the engine behind everything we deliver:

Build: Secure, Repeatable, and Opinionated

• Infrastructure-as-Code for FedRAMP and DoD environments
• Pre-hardened landing zones with continuous control validation
• Secure-by-design, Zero Trust-aligned patterns ready for cATO

Manage: Visibility and Control Across the Full Lifecycle

• Command Center dashboards, tickets, inventory, and risk views
• Live metrics mapped to 800-53 Rev 5 and 20x KSIs
• Automated SSP, POA&M, and ConMon artifact generation

Defend: Automated Assurance and Human-Led Oversight

• AuditShield for automated evidence validation and 3PAO engagement
• VNSOC360° for 24/7 monitoring, IR, and threat hunting
• Continuous ATO support for both FedRAMP and DoD SWFT

Past-Proven. Present-Ready. Future-Built.

With more than a decade of experience and a future-facing platform, InfusionPoints is uniquely positioned to help cloud service providers navigate the past, optimize the present, and lead the future of federal compliance.

Whether you’re securing your first ATO, expanding into DoD IL5, or preparing for a FedRAMP 20x pilot, we have the people, platforms, and experience to get you there—and keep you there.

Let’s build the future of trusted cloud. Together.