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Systems that operate where the stakes are highest.
Zero Trust architecture for space domain and 5G/6G systems, DISA STIG implementation across every Impact Level, and penetration testing delivered at multiple DoD classification levels.
Three transitions are landing on the same programs at once
A program holding an RMF ATO today is being asked to absorb the Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct, meet target level Zero Trust by the end of FY2027, and move software through Software Fast Track rather than through the process it was built around. None of those is optional, and they do not sequence themselves.
CSRMC is the one most programs underestimate. It is not a relabelled RMF. Its five phase lifecycle and ten tenets assume automation, continuous monitoring and reciprocity from the design phase forward, which means the artifacts that satisfied an RMF assessment were produced by a process CSRMC is replacing.
Impact Level is an architecture decision, not a paperwork tier
IL-4 can be built from either a FedRAMP Moderate or High baseline, with different delta controls and overlays depending on which you start from. IL-5 wants infrastructure physically separated from commercial tenants, US person access restrictions and CONUS residency. IL-6 wants air gapped or government controlled infrastructure and cleared personnel. A design that reached IL-4 comfortably can be structurally incapable of IL-5 without a rebuild, and that is usually discovered late.
We work the architecture first, including CUI handling, PIV and CAC integration and the DISA STIG implementation that turns a control narrative into a configured system.
Where the experience comes from
Traverge practitioners have worked programs for US-SOCOM, Air Force Global Strike Command, the Space Force and the intelligence community. Zero Trust designed and deployed for space domain systems, down to policy enforcement inside a MIL-STD-1553 bus. Continuous ATO for 5G deployments on Kubernetes and service mesh. Penetration testing at multiple DoD classification levels. Sole authorship of a forty page Space Domain Cyber Assurance Report.
Impact levels
What each level actually costs you.
The control delta between levels is the smaller half of the problem. The infrastructure, personnel and residency requirements are what determine whether the level is reachable at all.
| Level | Data | The constraint that decides it |
|---|---|---|
| IL-2 | Non-CUI, publicly releasable | Broadly a FedRAMP Moderate posture. Reachable by most commercial architectures without structural change. |
| IL-4 | CUI and National Security System data | Buildable from a Moderate (Class C) or High (Class D) baseline. The delta controls and DoD overlays differ by starting point, so the choice is made early or paid for twice. The level most defense contractor workloads actually require. |
| IL-5 | Higher sensitivity CUI, mission critical | Dedicated infrastructure physically separated from commercial tenants, US person access, CONUS residency. This is where multi-tenant designs stop. |
| IL-6 | Classified to SECRET | Air gapped or government controlled infrastructure and cleared personnel. An operating model decision before it is an engineering one. |
Next step
Tell us what you hold today and what your agency customer expects next.
It starts with a gap analysis at no cost, and a scoped proposal follows.