For US Federal, State + Local Agencies
Authorization is where projects go to stall. Your team is rewriting the same controls into a fresh spreadsheet for every assessor, guessing which ones the cloud provider already covers, and watching the package sit for over a year before anyone signs. RiskWatch runs authorization as one continuous pipeline: write each control once, see exactly what you inherit from your CSP versus what you own, and hand the assessor a machine-readable package instead of a binder. Agencies and CSPs reach authorization in months, not years. (Traditional FedRAMP runs 12-18 months; the 20x OSCAL track compresses it toward 6.)
Trusted by US federal, state, and local agencies covering DOTs, public utilities, federal research, and authorized CSPs serving government customers.
Why Government CISOs Pick RiskWatch
RiskWatch ends the authorization grind. Your team writes each control once and the platform scores it everywhere it counts, hands the assessor a machine-readable package instead of a binder, and keeps the evidence current after sign-off so reauthorization is a refresh, not a restart. The same controls cover your federal authorization, your state and local programs, your law-enforcement systems, and your contractor work, so one program scales from a federal CSP to a state DOT to a local PD. (Runs NIST 800-53 r5, FedRAMP 20x, GovRAMP, FISMA, CJIS, and IRS Pub 1075 with OSCAL-ready SSP, SAP, SAR, and POAM export.)
Your evidence comes out machine-readable and stays current after sign-off, so the assessor reads it without a translation step and reauthorization is a refresh. Authorization in roughly 6 months instead of 18 when the pipeline is OSCAL-ready. (FedRAMP 20x SSP, SAP, SAR, POAM with a ConMon-ready vault.)
See exactly which controls you inherit from your provider versus which ones you own, so your team writes 71 sections of the SSP instead of 323. Inheritance maps for AWS GovCloud, Azure Gov, Google Gov, and Oracle Gov apply automatically. (Roughly 44% inherited, 30% shared, 22% customer, 4% overlay.)
Authorize once and reuse the work everywhere a jurisdiction asks for it, instead of standing up a separate program per regulator. (Same NIST 800-53 baseline under FedRAMP for federal, GovRAMP for state and local, CJIS for law enforcement, IRS Pub 1075 for tax data, and NIST 800-171 for contractor CUI.)
The Government Compliance Landscape
FedRAMP authorization timelines historically run 12-18 months. FedRAMP 20x is reshaping that with OSCAL automation. State and local agencies adopting cloud face GovRAMP plus jurisdiction-specific overlays. The same NIST 800-53 baseline drives federal civilian, state DOT, local PD, and tribal government boundaries.
Three Domains, One Platform
RiskWatch covers all three. Each domain has a dedicated workflow, scoring model, and remediation queue. They share data so a single 800-53 control implementation drives FedRAMP, GovRAMP, FISMA, and CJIS evidence simultaneously.
Survey-based risk assessment across federal information systems, state agency boundaries, and CSP authorization scope, scored against ISO 31000 and the NIST RMF 6-step process.
All NIST 800-53 r5 baselines (Low / Moderate / High), FedRAMP 20x OSCAL packages, GovRAMP authorization for state/local, and FISMA reporting in one library.
Overlay packages for law enforcement (CJIS), tax administration (IRS Pub 1075), and federal contractor CUI (NIST 800-171) layered on the same 800-53 baseline.
RMF Pipeline Spotlight
Most agencies run RMF Step 1 (Categorize) in one tool, Step 3 (Implement) in another, and Step 6 (Monitor) in a third. The handoffs lose evidence. RiskWatch keeps the entire RMF lifecycle on one controls library, the same SSP that drove your initial ATO drives ConMon, and the POAM updates flow back into the next reauthorization automatically. Step-by-step time-in-step metrics surface where packages stall.
Control Inheritance Spotlight
Run on AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or Google Gov and ~44% of FedRAMP Moderate's 323 controls are inherited from the CSP outright. ~30% are shared. Your team writes ~71 SSP sections, not 323. The Customer Responsibility Matrix is auto-generated and 3PAOs see exactly which controls you own. OSCAL component-definition metadata exported per FedRAMP 20x requirements.
The Coverage Gap
Federal-only GRC tools handle FedRAMP. State-procurement vendors handle GovRAMP. CUI tools handle NIST 800-171. CJIS overlay tools cover law enforcement. Each does one job. Multi-jurisdiction agencies and CSPs pursuing both federal + state authorization still operate parallel programs across parallel tools.
| Platform Category | NIST 800-53 r5 | FedRAMP 20x | GovRAMP | FISMA | CJIS | OSCAL Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal-Only GRC ToolsTelos Xacta, RegScale | Yes | Partial | · | Yes | · | Partial |
| Generic GRC PlatformsServiceNow GRC, Archer | Partial | · | · | Partial | · | · |
| GovRAMP / StateRAMP VendorsDrata Government, Vanta Federal | Partial | Partial | Yes | · | · | Partial |
| CUI / NIST 800-171 ToolsHyperproof, Risk Cognizance | Partial | · | · | Partial | · | · |
| CJIS Overlay ToolsLE-specific compliance vendors | · | · | · | · | Yes | · |
| Spreadsheets & Email | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| RiskWatchThe unified ATO platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RiskWatch is the only platform covering all six government authorization domains: NIST 800-53 r5, FedRAMP 20x, GovRAMP, FISMA, CJIS, and OSCAL export. Federal-only tools cover FedRAMP. State vendors cover GovRAMP. CUI tools cover 800-171. CJIS overlay tools cover law enforcement. Each does one job. RiskWatch unifies all six in one survey-based assessment workflow.
How It Works
RiskWatch is a survey-based assessment platform. The work is structured around questionnaires that capture system categorization, control implementation, assessment evidence, and continuous monitoring data in a consistent format, then scored against the chosen 800-53 baseline and exported as OSCAL packages.
For government buyers, that workflow runs the full NIST RMF 6-step lifecycle continuously per authorization boundary. Categorize captures FIPS 199 impact rating. Select picks the baseline (Low / Moderate / High) and tailors. Implement deploys controls and authors the SSP. Assess produces the SAR via 3PAO review. Authorize generates the ATO recommendation. Monitor runs ConMon with monthly POAM updates.
The same platform runs all six RMF steps, surfaces stalled packages before the AO target date, assigns remediation owners, and tracks completion. Replace the spreadsheet handoffs between Step 1 (Categorize) tool, Step 3 (Implement) tool, and Step 6 (Monitor) tool that lose evidence in the gaps.
Built For Your Role
Owns ATO sign-off, residual risk acceptance, and reauthorization decisions across the agency portfolio.
ATO packages with traceable evidence. Residual risk surfaced explicitly. AO decision documented.Owns the system SSP, control implementation, 3PAO coordination, and POAM closure.
323 controls reduced to ~71 customer-owned via inheritance. SSP authoring time cut by 78%.Owns enterprise cyber posture, FISMA reporting, and the agency portfolio of authorized systems.
FISMA reporting built from the same controls that drive ATO. Portfolio risk surfaced quarterly.Owns CSP authorization track, 3PAO relationship, and FedRAMP PMO interactions.
OSCAL-formatted SSP/SAP/SAR/POAM ready for FedRAMP PMO submission. FedRAMP 20x pipeline ready.Owns GovRAMP authorization, state-specific overlays, and local agency ATO coordination.
GovRAMP authorization track on the same library as FedRAMP. State-specific overlays modeled.Owns NIST 800-171 CUI compliance, DFARS clauses, and contractor system ATO support.
800-171 r3 + DFARS evidence on the same library. CMMC alignment for DoD contractor work.Built For Your Segment
FISMA reporting, NIST 800-53 r5 implementation, agency CIO + CISO portfolio governance, and OMB-mandated cyber posture reporting.
NIST 800-171 r3 + DFARS, CMMC Level 1-3 readiness, CUI on contractor systems, and SPRS score reporting.
FedRAMP 20x OSCAL-formatted packages, control inheritance from underlying CSP boundary, ConMon evidence vault, and 3PAO assessment readiness.
GovRAMP authorization (StateRAMP rebrand), state-specific FISMA implementations, public-records compliance, and inter-agency data-sharing controls.
CJIS Security Policy compliance, criminal justice information protection, multi-jurisdictional data-sharing, and FBI audit readiness.
Tribal sovereignty considerations, federal grant compliance, and educational FERPA + research-data controls layered on 800-53 baseline.
Standards & Frameworks
Generic GRC tools were built for office IT. RiskWatch was built for the NIST RMF and the OSCAL-machine-readable future of federal authorization.
Trusted by 500+ risk and compliance teams
Our 3PAO walked in with the SAR pre-staged. Inheritance map showed exactly which controls were ours vs the CSP's. ATO landed at month seven instead of month seventeen, and ConMon picked up where the assessment left off without a tool migration.
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See It In Action
Most demos run 15 minutes. Bring a recent SSP, a recent 3PAO finding, or a recent CSP inheritance question. We will show you how RiskWatch would have surfaced the gap, scored the exposure, and tracked the remediation across every authorization track at once.
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