USE CASE

ATO Engine

A FiferAUDIT Application

The traditional RMF process takes months. ATO Engine makes it 31%+ faster.

ATO Engine automates the Risk Management Framework steps and documentation creation, transforming traditional manual processes into efficient, standardized workflows that enhance operational effectiveness.

Problem

The NIST Risk Management Framework is one of the most documentation-intensive processes in the federal government. Teams must categorize systems, select and implement controls, assess compliance, and generate extensive documentation packages—all before receiving an ATO. It’s slow, manual, and expensive.

Solution

ATO Engine is an AI-powered compliance automation tool built for federal agencies navigating the NIST Risk Management Framework. It reviews regulatory controls, searches documentation, and drafts control implementation statements—helping ISSOs and security teams conduct RMF implement, assess, and authorize steps 80% faster. Starting with only existing system artifacts, ATO Engine can auto-generate System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, and briefing content.

Impact

ATO Engine delivers automated evidence collection from multiple sources, streamlining compliance workloads while reducing errors. Through continuous monitoring, we proactively detect compliance drift and security risks, enabling more assessments and new ATOs annually.

96%
Complete RMF implement & assess steps 96% faster
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Identify all gaps before the assessor sees the package
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Increase implementation statement quality by 190%
31%
Accelerate the the full RMF lifecycle by 31%+

The RMF process is broken. ATO Engine fixes it.

ISSOs and security teams spend months writing implementation statements, generating SSPs, and preparing ATO packages—manually, from scratch, for every system. It’s slow, inconsistent, and expensive.

Powered by Fifer, ATO Engine automates the most time-consuming elements of the NIST Risk Management Framework, so your team can focus on security posture instead of paperwork:

Review of regulatory controls against your documentation
Instant access to relevant, tailored NIST 800-53 controls
AI-drafted, agency-specific implementation statements
System Security Plan (SSP) auto-generation
Security Assessment Report (SAR) auto-generation
POA&M documentation support
Continuous monitoring dashboards
ATO memo drafting and ATO briefing content generation
You Structure It

Prepare

  • Identify key roles
  • Conduct risk assessment & develop organizational strategies
  • Identify common controls
You Structure It

Categorize

  • Document system purpose and functionality for later use in your SSP
  • Quickly set information types and impact level
Fifer Automates It

Select

  • Quickly designates controls as hybrid, system-specific, inherited, or not applicable
  • Pulls from your existing control list to accelerate tailoring
Fifer Automates It

Implement

  • Automatically reviews your artifacts for relevance to each control
  • Drafts implementation statements in multi-pass batches
  • Produces high-quality, consistent text built against a detailed, tested rubric
Fifer Automates It

Assess

  • Assesses evidence and statements against the target security state
  • Identifies gaps, suggests remediations, and flags findings
  • Drafts SAR narratives so your SCA can focus on risk scoring
Fifer Automates It

Authorize

  • Generates your SSP
  • Exports implementation statements and findings directly into JCAM
  • Creates draft POA&M, SAR, and SAP
Fifer Automates It

Monitor

  • When system parameters change, automatically updates relevant controls & documents
  • Catches drift in documentation before it becomes a problem
FAQ

ATO Engine