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Lawmakers press DOD CIO to speed authorization‑to‑operate (ATO) process for commercial tech
Summary
Members told the DOD CIO that the ATO process remains a bottleneck for bringing commercial capabilities into the department; Davies acknowledged the ATO is "much slower than it needs to be," and said technology and continuous risk management can speed approvals.
Representative Tom Ryan and other members pressed Kirsten J. Davies on the Authority to Operate (ATO) process, which lawmakers and industry frequently call a barrier to adopting commercial capabilities.
"The ATO process is still frustratingly slow," Representative Ryan said, noting legislative steps in the NDAA (section 1521) that require an expedited…
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