Keep federal and state security controls provable for every authorization
government and public sector outcomes with episki
Why government and public sector teams choose episki
- Tailored baselines for Low, Moderate, and High impact levels
- Cross-framework mapping reuses evidence for StateRAMP and ISO audits
- Inheritance tracking for shared services and cloud providers
- Auto-generated POA&M entries from assessment findings
- Milestone tracking with owner assignment and SLA alerts
- Corrective action plans linked to control evidence
- Role-based portals with expiring access for assessors
- Threaded Q&A per control family for structured review
- SSP and SAR export templates for authorization packages
Government compliance checklist
Start from this checklist in your free trial and assign owners on day one.
- ✓ NIST 800-53 baseline selection and system categorization
- ✓ System Security Plan (SSP) drafting with control narratives
- ✓ POA&M tracker with milestone dates and risk ratings
- ✓ Continuous monitoring schedule for vuln scans and access reviews
- ✓ 3PAO collaboration workspace with evidence uploads
Government enablement kit
Government contractors face some of the most prescriptive security requirements in any sector. Whether pursuing FedRAMP authorization, CMMC certification, or StateRAMP readiness, teams must demonstrate compliance across hundreds of controls drawn from NIST CSF and NIST 800-53.
episki simplifies this by mapping your systems and evidence to federal baselines in a single workspace. Instead of maintaining separate spreadsheets for each authorization, you document controls once and reuse them across FedRAMP, CMMC, and ISO 27001 audits.
Why government compliance is different
Federal and state agencies require formal authorization packages including System Security Plans, Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and continuous monitoring reports. The documentation burden can stall contracts and delay revenue.
Traditional GRC tools often treat government compliance as an afterthought. episki was built to handle the structured evidence, control inheritance, and assessor collaboration that government work demands.
Key challenges episki addresses
- Control inheritance tracking: Document which controls your cloud provider covers versus what your team must implement directly. This is critical for FedRAMP shared responsibility models.
- POA&M lifecycle management: Track findings from initial assessment through remediation with milestone dates, owners, and risk ratings tied to each control.
- Continuous monitoring automation: Automate evidence collection for access reviews, vulnerability scans, and configuration baselines on the cadence your authorization requires.
- Multi-framework efficiency: Map once for NIST 800-53 and reuse evidence for SOC 2, PCI DSS, or state-level requirements without starting over.
Government buyers expect rigorous documentation and provable controls. episki keeps your authorization packages current, your assessors informed, and your team focused on mission delivery.
