For more than a decade, “compliance” was treated as a back-office function — a requirement to prove you were following the rules. But in 2025, the conversation has changed. Today, compliance isn’t the finish line. It’s the foundation for something larger: digital governance — the systems, culture, and technology that build trust in every business … Read more
The New Language of Dealmaking In 2025, due diligence no longer ends with financial statements and revenue projections. Today, the question defining mergers, acquisitions, and capital transactions is broader — and far more consequential: Can we trust how this company manages its information? In a world of expanding regulatory scrutiny, data breaches, and third-party risk … Read more
Why This Debate Matters for Enterprise Security and Compliance The conversation around cloud security has changed. What used to be a technical question — “where should our data live?” — is now a strategic one: “can our cloud infrastructure meet the compliance standards our business requires?” For highly regulated enterprises — from defense contractors handling … Read more
In today’s compliance landscape, security isn’t a buzzword — it’s a requirement baked into every enterprise contract. For any organization serving the public sector or handling regulated data, the phrase “FedRAMP High” is more than jargon. It’s the dividing line between systems that can be trusted with sensitive information and those that can’t. But what … Read more
By 2025, every company in the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain — from prime contractors to their smallest subcontractors — will need to demonstrate CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) compliance. Without CMMC Level 2 or Level 3 certification, a contractor can be disqualified from bidding on or continuing federal projects that involve Controlled Unclassified … Read more
Introduction Federal agencies are in the midst of a paradigm shift toward Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) as they modernize in the cloud. Unlike traditional perimeter-based security, Zero Trust assumes no implicit trust for any user or system — every access request must be continuously verified. This report explores how the U.S. government’s Zero Trust mandates … Read more
An abstract depiction of secure cloud networks. AWS GovCloud (US) is a specialized cloud region that has transformed how U.S. government and defense organizations collaborate on sensitive data by providing a FedRAMP High–certified, isolated environment. Introduction & Overview Government agencies in 2025 are embracing cloud computing at unprecedented levels, driven by modernization mandates and the … Read more
Virtual data rooms (VDRs) are no longer just deal repositories. In 2025, they’re the operational core for sensitive collaboration—where due diligence, audits, and regulated information sharing actually happen. That shift is most visible in the public sector and regulated industries that work with the U.S. government, defense programs, and critical infrastructure. In these environments, AWS … Read more
By 2025, the security perimeter is gone. Contractors, agencies, and regulated enterprises no longer assume trust just because a user is “inside the network.” As threats grow more sophisticated and supply chains more complex, Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) has become the defining security model across federal IT—and AWS GovCloud (US) is now the anchor platform … Read more
For every contractor working with U.S. agencies, Authority to Operate (ATO) has long been the slowest step in the digital modernization journey. Each new system, SaaS tool, or data exchange requires a fresh package of documentation, validation, and testing to prove that it meets government security standards. The irony? Most of those systems run on … Read more
