Rapid Compliance Baseline for New Acquisition Programs. Accelerate the transition from program initiation to compliance readiness. Establish security classification guides, system security plans, program protection foundations, and RMF integration before Milestone A—building the compliance infrastructure that programs typically scramble to create after development begins.
New acquisition programs face a paradox. Compliance requirements are lightest at Material Development Decision when teams are smallest. By Milestone B, programs need approved PPPs, SCGs, SSPs, and RMF authorization packages.
Each deferred decision constrains future options and increases remediation costs exponentially.
New programs should complete initial SCGs within 120 business days of program initiation.
OCA coordination and element-by-element decisions frequently extend timelines. Thalorin manages interim guidance alongside developing SCGs.
Establish Classification Management Working Group
Analyze existing SCGs for similar programs
Assign levels to each information element
OCA coordination and approval routing
Final OCA signature and distribution
SSP development typically requires 3 to 12 months. Thalorin enables progressive development aligned with engineering maturity.
Define scope and authorization boundary
Document security control status
Map external system interfaces
Establish security accountability
System architecture evolves while security documentation requires specificity. Programs defer SSP work until designs stabilize, then rush before authorization deadlines—sacrificing quality.
Establish SSP structure and inherited controls early, then incrementally populate system-specific content as architecture solidifies. By Milestone B, SSPs reflect actual system security.
RMF's seven steps typically require 6 months to over 2 years and $3M+ for traditional ATOs. Programs engaging late face schedule delays when timelines exceed calendar time.
Establish context, define roles, identify stakeholders, develop strategy
Thalorin integrates RMF planning into program workflows—guiding early categorization, identifying control baselines, and flagging implementation challenges before designs are locked.
Programs implementing 300+ controls independently face years of documentation. Programs inheriting 60% from authorized providers complete authorization in months.
Through effective inheritance from authorized common control providers
DoDI 5000.83 requires approved PPPs by Milestone A. Development must begin immediately after MDD to meet submission requirements.
Thalorin initiates PPP foundations at program inception. As Technology Maturation progresses and critical technologies emerge, the framework captures them systematically. By Milestone A, PPPs reflect deliberate protection planning.
Sequential RMF completion by dedicated security teams
With proper preparation, trained staff, and efficient methodologies
Correct the first time—rework extends timelines
Assessment-ready before assessors engage
Collected continuously, not assembled retrospectively
Maintained throughout development cycle
Milestone A authorizes entry into Technology Maturation and commits significant resources. Programs arriving without complete compliance packages face delays, conditions, or failure.
Rebuilding under milestone pressure creates technical debt requiring later remediation.
Thalorin generates integrated packages—synchronizing PPP, SCG, cybersecurity strategy, and acquisition documentation for consistency across artifacts.
Protection concepts and AoA security inputs
Template libraries and OCA tracking
Incremental documentation alignment
Categorization and baseline identification
Common control provider documentation
CPI framework and coordination
Status monitoring and gap identification
Continuous compliance posture
Consistency validation
Execution-phase migration
Accelerate Authority to Operate while navigating NPR 7120.5F lifecycle gates
NASA manages over 80 active science missions and 38 major projects representing $74 billion in lifecycle costs. Each new program must satisfy overlapping requirements from NPR 7120.5F (program management), NPR 7123.1D (systems engineering), and NPR 2810.1F (cybersecurity) before achieving operational status. The Authority to Operate process alone typically requires 6 to 18 months.
Program managers face a compounding burden: at System Requirements Review, preliminary IT security requirements must be documented. At Preliminary Design Review, the System Security Plan must be prepared and registered in RISCS. At Critical Design Review, security documentation updates based on design maturity. At Operational Readiness Review, the Plan of Action and Milestones must be finalized.
GRCM eliminates the rebuild cycle by maintaining a unified compliance posture across program lifecycle phases. Control decomposition maps NPR 2810.1F's 200+ FISMA controls to implementable steps with clear verification criteria. Evidence collected for PDR automatically carries forward to CDR and ORR gates.
Target SCG development timeline
PPP submission lead time before MS-A
Accelerated ATO vs 18-24 months
Control reduction through inheritance
Traditional ATO cost reduction
SSP development duration
See how Thalorin establishes security classification guides, program protection foundations, and RMF integration before Milestone A—building compliance infrastructure when investment is smallest and flexibility is greatest.