Security & Compliance
CMMC L2 operational today (C3PAO-assessed Azure GCC High). DCAA-compliant financials. RMF-aligned engineering. CMMI-DEV ML3 practices and ISO 9001:2015 QMS implemented internally; external appraisal targeted Q3 2026 and certification audit targeted Q4 2026. Compliance posture ready for award — not planned against a ramp.
Cybersecurity Compliance Operations
CMMC Level 2 operational today — C3PAO-assessed, Azure GCC High enclave. RDS Enclave gcch.roesslingdigital.com exists as an instance of Enclave One enclaveone.us delivered by Ariento.
C3PAO-assessed Azure GCC High environment (enclaveone.us, via Ariento Corp.). 110+ NIST SP 800-171 controls implemented and evidenced. Audit-ready evidence repositories maintained alongside engineering artifacts.
Full control set implemented, evidenced, and version-controlled. System Security Plan (SSP) maintained as a living document. Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) actively managed against open action items.
Controlled Unclassified Information and export-controlled data handled within the GCC High boundary. Marking, storage, transmission, and disposal aligned to DoD standards and 32 CFR Part 2002 CUI program requirements.
17 CMMC Level 1 practices self-certified on the on-premise path for non-CUI workloads. Three-enclave posture (on-premise, Azure Commercial, Azure GCC High) — workload classification drives enclave placement.
Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management posture established. DFARS 252.204-7012 flow-down to subcontractors, cyber incident reporting aligned to the DoD reporting portal, and software supply-chain attestation practices.
Risk Management Framework (RMF)
RMF-aligned engineering from day one — security controls selected, implemented, and continuously monitored per NIST SP 800-37 and DoDI 8510.01. Authorization artifacts formatted for direct use by authorization officials.
Authority to Operate and Authority to Connect preparation support. Security control selection (NIST SP 800-53), tailoring rationale documented, and control implementation evidence maintained for direct review.
Control-effectiveness monitoring, vulnerability scanning integrated into the CI pipeline, patch management cadence, and security posture dashboards. Monitoring evidence generated continuously, not assembled before assessment.
SSP as a living document, version-controlled alongside code, updated with every architectural change. SSP traceability to implementing components and test evidence.
Security Technical Implementation Guide compliance for applicable platforms (Windows Server, Linux, IIS, database tier) with scan evidence, deviations documented, and remediation commitments tracked.
Package assembly for Authorizing Officials and Configuration Control Boards. Evidence formatted for direct consumption — SSP, Security Assessment Report, POA&M, and continuous-monitoring telemetry aligned to the authorization boundary.
Security Engineering
Security designed into architecture and code from the earliest modeling phases — threat-modeled, zero-trust-architected, and DevSecOps-enforced across every RDS delivery.
STRIDE methodology integrated into design reviews. Threat-enumeration artifacts maintained alongside architecture artifacts so every design decision carries its threat context forward into implementation.
Identity-based access, micro-segmentation, least-privilege authorization, and continuous authentication across multi-enclave deployments. Zero-trust principles applied consistently across Azure Commercial, Azure GCC High, and on-premise environments.
Security gates enforced in CI/CD: Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation, and dependency scanning. Secrets management via managed vaults, not repository-embedded.
Secure coding standards enforced in code review. Security training for engineering staff. Incident response drills run on cadence, not only after incidents. Practices aligned to NIST SP 800-218 (Secure Software Development Framework).
Role-based and attribute-based access controls (RBAC and ABAC), least-privilege enforcement, privileged-access workflow governance, and audit logging of access events aligned to NIST SP 800-63 digital identity guidelines.
Acquisition Compliance
The federal acquisition compliance stack operational today — FAR/DFARS/HHSAR/VAAR coverage spanning VA opportunities, DCAA-compliant financial systems, and contract-readiness evidence assembled for direct use in proposal and award flows.
1,750-entry compliance clause library auto-ingested from eCFR (Title 48 Chapters 1, 2, 3, 8) with pipeline synchronization. Used internally for RFP/RFQ compliance review, Section L/M extraction, and SOW drafting — and available as a delivery capability to customers. VAAR coverage included for VA opportunities.
Safeguarding covered defense information per DFARS 252.204-7012. Cyber incident reporting posture established and tested against the DoD reporting portal. Flow-down to subcontractors documented.
DCAA-compliant accounting, timekeeping, and project cost management operational today. SF 1408 Pre-Award Survey ready. Supports FFP, T&M, LH, CPFF, and CPAF contract types with audit-ready cost accounting practices for each.
Financial-system audit-ready evidence maintained: labor distribution reports, unallowable-cost segregation, indirect-cost allocation documentation, and timekeeping traceability.
Posture aligned to DFARS 252.204-7019 (Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements), 252.204-7020 (NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements), and 252.204-7021 (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Requirements). SPRS score current and posted.
Quality Management
Quality management systems operational, with external audits scheduled — the discipline behind RDS's evidence-first engineering culture.
Defined processes and tailored implementations in use across the engineering organization. Process discipline aligned to CMMI-DEV Maturity Level 3 practices internally. External appraisal scheduled to target Q3 2026 — roadmap covers appraisal sponsor selection, readiness review, and SCAMPI A appraisal.
Quality Management System implemented per ISO 9001:2015 internally. Process documentation, management review rhythm, internal audit cadence, and customer feedback loops established. External certification audit scheduled to target Q4 2026 — roadmap covers registrar selection, stage-one documentation review, and stage-two on-site audit.
Every capability claim traces to production code, a test suite, a compliance certification, or a past-performance narrative. Evidence is generated as a byproduct of operations.
CAPA discipline integrated into operational rhythm. Post-incident reviews, process-metric analysis, and management-review action items tracked to closure with evidence.
Quarterly management review, annual quality objective cascade, and improvement-initiative tracking. Quality posture that demonstrably gets better over time — and the evidence to show it.
Accessibility & Section 508
Accessibility built into the delivery pipeline — not bolted on before acceptance. Section 508 conformance (36 CFR 1194) and WCAG 2.1 AA are engineering defaults across RDS products and customer deliverables. Essential for VA, federal civilian, and any agency serving the public.
Delivery aligned to the Revised Section 508 Standards. Functional performance criteria (FPC) tested across perception, operation, and understanding. ICT procurement, development, and maintenance flows supported end-to-end.
WCAG 2.1 AA enforced as the default conformance target across all RDS web applications and customer deliverables. Agentic test harnesses exercise both automated (axe-core, Lighthouse) and manual assistive-technology test paths as part of CI.
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) and Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) generation supported for RDS-delivered software. Documented in the format agencies reference at award and ATO review.
Keyboard-only navigation, screen reader (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver), magnification, and color-contrast validation on critical user paths. Accessibility regressions gated alongside functional regressions.
Accessibility posture aligned to VA Handbook 6102 / VA Section 508 program expectations and federal civilian agency 508 program offices. Compatible with agency-run Trusted Tester or Section 508 Coordinator validation workflows.
Evidence & Continuous Assurance
Compliance evidence generated continuously as a byproduct of operations — surfaced to program offices, auditors, and accreditors on request, with current evidence available at any point in the assessment cycle.
Version-controlled evidence repositories mapped to CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, DCAA, and program-specific control catalogs. Evidence available on request, timestamped, and traceable to the practice or control it supports.
Control-effectiveness telemetry integrated with the engineering observability stack. Controls monitored continuously through OpenTelemetry-backed dashboards that surface control health alongside operational metrics.
Monthly compliance digests, quarterly control-effectiveness summaries, and annual audit-support packages. Reports formatted for program-office, accreditor, and executive consumption — each audience getting what it needs.
Named points-of-contact for C3PAO, DCAA, and accreditor engagements. Pre-assessment readiness reviews. Response windows scoped in weeks, not quarters — assessor-facing posture built into the ongoing operational rhythm.
Open posture reporting to program offices — including open POA&M items, control deviations, and remediation status. Assessor-friendly transparency built into the reporting cadence.
Past Performance
The security proof point most directly relevant to this pillar: the CMMC L2 posture RDS built and runs for itself today.
RDS Internal CMMC L2 Posture (2025–Present)
RDS designed, stood up, and operates a C3PAO-assessed CMMC Level 2 environment for its own customer-facing work — Azure GCC High enclave with 110+ NIST SP 800-171 controls enforced, SSP and POA&M maintained, DCAA-compliant financials, and continuous monitoring integrated with the engineering stack. The compliance posture RDS delivers to customers is the same posture it built and operates itself.
SECRET clearance, reinstatement eligible. Facility Clearance available upon contract sponsorship.
Cleared for Your Award
CMMC L2 operational. DCAA-compliant. RMF-aligned. CUI and ITAR work supported without a post-award compliance ramp.