INSIGHTS
Short explainers on federal AI and authorization.
Plain-language notes for program offices, security teams, and contracting officers. Each one links to its primary sources.
Authorization
Continuous ATO in plain language
What a continuous authorization to operate is, what it is not, and what an Authorizing Official needs to see.
Read PolicyOMB's AI memos in plain language
M-25-21, M-25-22, and M-26-04: what each one covers, plus the M-26-05 change to software attestation.
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