Advisory-Only, Automation-First. The bladestack.io Difference.
bladestack.io is a cybersecurity, privacy, and engineering consulting firm that helps public sector organizations achieve compliance through absurdly technical excellence.
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, bladestack.io is the first and only FedRAMP-accredited 3PAO focused exclusively on advisory services—a deliberate stance to eliminate conflicts of interest and serve as a true technical advocate for our clients.
We don't perform assessments. We architect, build, and operate alongside your teams.
bladestack.io is a cybersecurity, privacy, and engineering consulting firm that helps public sector organizations achieve compliance through absurdly technical excellence. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia , bladestack.io is the first and only FedRAMP-accredited 3PAO focused exclusively on advisory services—a deliberate stance to eliminate conflicts of interest and serve as a true technical advocate for our clients.
We don’t perform assessments. We architect, build, and operate alongside your teams.
ATO Acceleration Through Engineering Excellence
Federal compliance doesn't have to be a years-long slog. Through our engineering-first methodology and deep automation expertise, bladestack.io accelerates the path to Authority to Operate (ATO) across FedRAMP, FISMA/RMF, GovRAMP, TX-RAMP, IN-RAMP, AZRAMP, DOD IL4/IL5, and CMMC frameworks—reducing timeline and cost while delivering demonstrably superior technical outcomes.
Our approach eliminates the traditional friction points: instead of auditors telling engineers how to build, our architects and engineers embed with your teams to design solutions that are compliant by design, not compliant by documentation. The result is faster authorization, lower remediation costs, and infrastructure that actually works the way modern cloud environments should.
Our Mission
Achieving compliance is a task, but achieving it with technical excellence is an art.
We were built to eliminate the friction between fast-moving innovation and the slow grind of compliance. Too often, agencies and contractors are told how to build by auditors who have never touched a terminal. bladestack.io changes that paradigm. We are engineers, architects, and cloud practitioners who embed directly with your teams—translating between the worlds of regulatory compliance and high-velocity DevSecOps.
Comprehensive Compliance Solutions for the Public Sector
bladestack.io serves government agencies, defense contractors, aerospace and space organizations, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and commercial entities pursuing public sector contracts. Our services span the entire compliance lifecycle—from initial architecture design through continuous monitoring and ATO maintenance.
FedRAMP & GovRAMP Advisory
End-to-end guidance for cloud service providers and agencies seeking FedRAMP High, Moderate, or Low authorization, as well as DoD Impact Level 4, 5, and 6. From gap assessment through ATO, we handle 100% of documentation, architecture design, and assessment support—delivering packages that assessors and the PMO actually want to review.
DOD & CMMC Compliance Services
Purpose-built advisory and implementation services for defense contractors pursuing CMMC Level 2 and 3 certification, DOD IL4/IL5 authorization, and NIST 800-171/172 compliance. We architect defense-grade infrastructure that meets the most stringent security requirements without compromising operational velocity.
FISMA/RMF & NIST Framework Implementation
Whether you're a federal agency modernizing legacy systems or a contractor building new cloud infrastructure, we provide architecture design, Risk Management Framework (RMF) guidance, and continuous monitoring strategies aligned to NIST SP 800-53, 800-171, and other federal cybersecurity standards.
bladeRAMP™ Managed Compliance as a Service
A fully managed platform that implements and operates your compliance infrastructure within your environment. We deploy landing zones, in-boundary cybersecurity systems, automated evidence collection, and 24/7 continuous monitoring—delivering continuous validation without adding headcount. You build great software. We handle the evidence.
FedRAMP 20x Enablement & Evidence Automation
Engineering-first readiness for the next generation of federal compliance. Built around Key Security Indicators (KSIs) and continuous evidence pipelines, our services include readiness assessments, Trust Repository development, KSI-aligned cloud architecture design, and automated validation infrastructure that generates machine-readable evidence daily.
Secure & Compliant Cloud Engineering
We provide the hands-on technical implementation you won't get from an auditor. Our architects and engineers help you migrate workloads, build secure cloud-native infrastructure, and engineer the specific controls you need. We specialize in designing solutions for highly regulated environments, including those requiring air-gapped or sovereign cloud deployments.
Secure Research Environments
For agencies and academic institutions conducting sensitive research in the cloud, we deliver compliant, cloud-native environments built for speed and security—architected to meet NIST 800-171, FISMA, and other stringent federal requirements.
Cloud Architecture & Zero-Trust Implementation
Our technical implementation services don't just advise—we build. From zero-trust architectures and immutable infrastructure to boundary protection, data loss prevention (DLP), end-to-end encryption, and identity-driven security controls, we implement the technical foundations that make compliance sustainable and security posture defensible.
Built for the Most Demanding Environments
bladestack.io's architecture philosophy centers on in-boundary security services, zero-trust principles, and sovereign platform design—ensuring solutions meet FedRAMP High, DOD IL5+, and air-gapped deployment requirements. Our expertise includes:
- Threat detection and incident response integrated directly into your compliance infrastructure
- Automated evidence generation and continuous monitoring that eliminates manual audit prep
- Landing zone design and migration services for secure cloud adoption
- Boundary protection and data sovereignty architectures for classified and controlled unclassified environments
- Strong identity integration across multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure
Trusted by Leading Organizations
As a bootstrapped, U.S.-owned company, bladestack.io has achieved over 3,000% growth since 2021 and built trusted partnerships with AWS, Google, and leading public sector organizations including Harvard University, Check Point, NCR Voyix, and Samsung.
We've been recognized by the Washington Business Journal, NVTC, and Forbes Technology Council for our innovation, culture, and impact on the cybersecurity industry.
Our team consists of highly certified solution architects, engineers, and compliance experts—including CISSP, PMP, AWS certifications, and deep hands-on experience across federal frameworks. We don't hire auditors or technical writers. We hire engineers who get excited about the intricate details of complex systems.
The bladestack.io Philosophy
We are not auditors or revolving-door assessors. We are the firm you hire when you realize that checkbox compliance creates friction, but engineering-driven compliance creates velocity.
Public sector customers face strenuous government security requirements that can be costly and time-consuming. Traditional approaches rely on manual documentation, retrospective audits, and adversarial relationships between security teams and builders. bladestack.io eliminates this friction through automation-first architecture, deep technical expertise, and a commitment to treating compliance as an engineering problem, not a paperwork problem.
Through our partnership with Carahsoft, bladestack.io brings the same engineering-first, advisory-only philosophy to government modernization—helping agencies and contractors move fast, stay secure, and treat compliance not as a blocker, but as a strategic advantage.