The department has launched risk analysis initiatives at national labs, rather than waiting for the perfect metrics, to establish standards.

The Air Force has put one system through Fast Track ATO so far, and it took just five weeks.

In the current framework, there are more than 600 security controls, burdening the process of bringing an application online.

The biggest chip manufacturer in the world put the voluntary framework to work in two of its major divisions. What it discovered might surprise you.