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FEDERAL COMPLIANCE

Qualify, bid, and win government work

A-LIGN is the most trusted federal assessor in the market and helps government agencies and federal contractors navigate demanding compliance mandates, including FedRAMP, CMMC, GovRAMP, and FISMA, with assessments built to meet the rigor federal authorization requires.

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Why A-lign

A-LIGN is committed to supporting national security

The U.S. Federal Government handles a broad and enormous volume of personal and classified information. Ensuring this data is safe from threat actors is a constant collaborative effort between industry and federal agencies, making achieving government cybersecurity standards a requirement for industry partners.

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Everything you need to succeed

A-LIGN ensures your organization is ready and approved to support government agencies, minimize risks, and keep their data safe against cybersecurity threats.

Deep domain of Federal compliance regulations

Our team of experts can support across all government cybersecurity compliance frameworks & assessments, including: FedRAMP, GovRAMP, CMMC, FISMA, NIST SP 800-171, and other risk management compliance frameworks.

Win work from your target government clients

A-LIGN can prepare your organization to do business across an array of federal agencies, including: Department of Defense, Department of Veteran Affairs, Department of Health and Human Affairs, Department of Energy, and Regulatory Agencies.

OUR SERVICES

A-LIGN is a leader across all government cybersecurity compliance frameworks & assessments

As a leading CMMC C3PAO and FedRAMP independent assessor, A-LIGN offers every compliance service needed to earn the trust of your prospective government clients. No matter what stage in the process you are in, we can get you to a successful outcome. We provide advisory, preparation, assessment, and continuous monitoring services for each service listed.

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FedRAMP

Enable your organization with the ability to provide cloud-based services to federal entities. We will support you during your entire FedRAMP journey from readiness to authorization.

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GovRAMP

Validate your ability to provide cloud-based services to state and local organizations. Win more business and stand out from the competition with GovRAMP Ready status and GovRAMP Authorized status.

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CMMC

Simplify CMMC certification with a top federal assessor. As an authorized C3PAO with 100+ CMMC assessments completed, A-LIGN delivers certifications built to withstand prime and government scrutiny.

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NIST 800-171

Prove your organization can safely store and transmit sensitive CUI and CDI. For organizations working on, or seeking to work on, a federal contract that handles, transmits, or stores CUI or CDI, A-LIGN can help you successfully prove compliance with NIST 800-171.

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FISMA

Obtain compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act. A-LIGN’s expert federal assessors can help your company meet FISMA/RMF requirements for all agencies to develop, document, and implement an information security and protection program.

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Built to grow with your compliance needs

A-LIGN supports more than 45 standards for teams across sectors and industries to support and scale your audit program.

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Platform Innovation

Modernized compliance makes rigor repeatable

A-SCEND combines human expertise and robust processes with powerful technology to help you achieve compliance, grow your business, and expand into new markets without sacrificing rigor.

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EFFICIENT AUDIT PLATFORM

Tech-enabled audit management

A-SCEND is an end-to-end audit management platform built from real-world audit practice. By eliminating repetitive tasks, delivering real-time visibility and control, and enforcing consistency and precision across every engagement, A-SCEND elevates audit quality without sacrificing rigor.

Purpose-built technology enforces consistency, strengthens audit quality, and drives efficiency, every cycle, every framework, every year.

RIGOROUS METHODOLOGY 

Precision at every stage

Every A-SCEND engagement follows a disciplined methodology built to withstand scrutiny.

That rigor carries through every stage of our audit process, from precise scoping and a deep understanding of your business up front, with executive oversight and built-in quality checks, to expert review and fine-tuning for a polished, high-quality report.

That experience and discipline bring greater certainty and help prevent the leading causes of report rejection: incomplete scope and missing controls.

SUCCESS STORIES

Trusted by hundreds of government providers

“Achieving CMMC certification is more than a compliance exercise – it reflects a commitment to excellence and to protecting the integrity of our nation's defense systems. Partnering with a C3PAO like A-LIGN is a critical step in ensuring a successful certification journey.”

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Jason Vanzin

Right Hand Technology Group

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“We needed more than just an auditor. We needed a strategic partner who could help us achieve our current and future federal compliance goals. We found a true partner in A-LIGN.”

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Senior Compliance Manager

Micah Hedges

Island

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“We sought a partner who could guide us through the complexities of CMMC certification with clarity and expertise. A-LIGN stood out for their deep knowledge and strong reputation in the federal compliance marketplace.”

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President & CEO

Katie Spika

Spika Design & Manufacturing

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“What sets A-LIGN apart is that they’re not just guiding us through FedRAMP 20x — they’re in it for the long haul with us. Their team understands the challenges firsthand, and that partnership has been invaluable as we worked toward authorization.“

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Ozzie Saeed

IntelliGRC

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“We chose A-LIGN for their competitive cost and timing – A-LIGN met the timeline we needed for CMMC certification. The costs were well under some of the other vendors we reached out to. The team was very professional and informed.”

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John Corby

University of Akron

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“RegScale operates in highly regulated environments where trust and compliance are non-negotiable. That's why we chose A-LIGN — experts with deep federal compliance expertise across the full spectrum of frameworks — to serve as our trusted audit partner.”

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Dale Hoak

RegScale

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“We considered other C3PAOs during our selection process, but we ultimately chose to work with A-LIGN because of their strong reputation, deep experience in compliance frameworks, and proven track record within the federal space.”

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Rony Gonzalez

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A-LIGN supports veterans

We are proud to have a strong veteran employee base and to be active members of several veteran employment initiatives, supporting former service members as they transition to private industry. A-LIGN currently participates in the Hire Our Heroes program and VetJobs. 

If you are a veteran seeking meaningful work in support of national cybersecurity, we’d love to hear from you. We offer a robust training and certification program that allows vets to thrive at A-LIGN. 

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A-LIGN is the leading cybersecurity compliance partner, trusted by over 6,400 organizations worldwide to navigate the complexities of compliance, audit, and risk. With a tech-enabled delivery model and deep domain expertise, A-LIGN delivers high-quality, efficient audits across frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, CMMC, ISO 42001, PCI, and HITRUST.

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