Resilient Cyber - Episode 8 - Ray Letteer, DSc - Authorization to Operation (ATO) Process

Resilient Cyber

• You're the Authorizing Official for the USMC, can you explain what you do in that role for those who aren't familiar with the team AO?
• The DoD is increasingly looking to adopt DevSecOps - can you tell us where the Marine Corps is on that journey, some of the challenges, and what opportunities DevSecOps would provide the USMC?
• Given your role, and the DoD's continued push to adopt DevSecOps, how do you see processes changing around the implementation of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to achieve a Continuous ATO (cATO)?
• How have your academic pursuits and research been integrated into your role with the USMC?
• Do you feel that academic research can be beneficial to the military and the public sector?
• What does "cyber resilience" mean to you?