Secure Development & ATO in 2025: Study Findings and Trends from the U.S. Federal Landscape

For many U.S. government agencies, achieving an Authorization to Operate (ATO) remains a bottleneck--processes are slow, documentation is manual, and security expertise is stretched thin. At the same time, mission-critical systems must move faster than ever, while staying compliant with shifting regulations.

So where does that leave us? What does Security by Design and modern ATO look like today?

Join Bruce Warren, CMO, Security Compass, as he moderates a conversation with Jay Ryan, Program Manager, Security Compass and Gary Edwards, Co-Founder, Golfdale Consulting on:

• What the 2025 State of Secure Development & ATO in U.S. Government Agencies report reveals about current practices--and the gaps that still hold teams back.
• Why traditional "find and fix" approaches and manual compliance methods are no longer sustainable.
• How embedding traceable, actionable security requirements directly into developer workflows accelerates both compliance and delivery.
• The shift from traditional ATO to continuous ATO (cATO) models that balance agility with audit readiness.

Don't miss your chance to learn how Security by Design principles, automation, and developer-ready guidance are helping agencies deliver compliant systems at scale--without slowing down.