'Success, to me, looks like a company, within minutes, is able to log in, submit their code and get the green check mark from our pipeline ...
'... many program offices lacked the capability or willingness to conduct cybersecurity assessments ... wait for another organization to vet the [software] company and officially grant [the ATO] ...
'... rarely had a dedicated, isolated sandbox in which to test it ... required the company’s personnel to get cleared for Common Access Cards ...
'Gatekeeper will let companies test their software before they have an Army contract, a program manager sponsoring them or even a formal request for proposals to respond to ...
'... finalizing an agreement with the [GSA] ... to use its Login.gov platform, which allows secure access to government systems for members of the public.
'Gatekeeper will also include the Army’s DevSecOps software development kit ... address problems using tools the Army itself has vetted'.
Breaking DefenseArmy's Project Gatekeeper aims to cut software approval times from months to ‘minutes’ - Breaking DefenseThe service’s new cybersecurity testing sandbox will stand up on Oct. 23, said acting Army CIO Gabe Chiulli, streamlining the current cumbersome, ad hoc arrangements for clearing commercial software for Army networks.