90-Day DevOps Transformation for GovTech and Public Sector | Stonetusker Systems
GovTech and Public Sector DevOps

From Red Tape to Digital.
Serve Citizens 24 and 7 in 90 Days.

FedRAMP High authorisation pathway, NIST 800-53 compliance automation, citizen portal deployment serving 10 million plus users, WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility, and 99.9% service uptime built for federal agencies, state and local governments, and public sector organisations that cannot afford a single minute of downtime for critical services. 60% faster feature releases in 90 days.

60% Faster Feature Deployments
FedRAMP High Authorisation Path
10M+ Citizens Served Daily
99.9% Critical Service Uptime
WCAG AA Accessibility Compliance
40% Cloud Cost Reduction
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Under 12 Months FedRAMP Authorisation Timeline
421 Controls NIST 800-53 Automated via IaC
80% Reduction Citizen Login Friction via SSO
50% Reduction Call Centre Volume via Self-Service
Under 60 Seconds Multi-Region Disaster Failover
The Transformation

What Stonetusker Delivers

Production-grade DevOps for government technology worldwide. Critical citizen services cannot tolerate downtime and federal systems cannot survive security breaches. We build infrastructure that serves 10 million plus citizens daily with 99.9% uptime, passes every FedRAMP and FISMA audit, and deploys features weekly while maintaining NIST 800-53 compliance. Every engagement starts with a comprehensive ATO readiness assessment.

01
FedRAMP and Compliance Automation
DevSecOps pipelines with SAST, DAST, and SCA integrated, NIST 800-53 control implementation automation, continuous monitoring dashboards, and control inheritance from AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and Google Cloud FedRAMP.
02
Citizen Portal and Digital Services
WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliant portal deployment, unified login across federal, state, and local services, mobile-first PWAs with offline capability, and U.S. Web Design System implementation.
03
Legacy System Modernisation
Strangler pattern migration preserving existing functionality, API gateway for mainframe integration with REST and SOAP wrappers, data centre exit strategy with cloud migration planning, and zero citizen service disruption.
04
Multi-Agency Integration
Secure API development for inter-agency data exchange, Federal Data Strategy implementation, Data.gov automated publishing for open data initiatives, and privacy-preserving data sharing agreements.
05
Disaster Recovery and Resilience
Multi-region government cloud failover meeting COOP requirements, peak demand load testing for tax season and disaster events, emergency response integration handling 100x traffic during crises, and automated failover under 60 seconds.
06
Zero-Trust and Supply Chain Security
OMB M-22-09 zero-trust architecture implementation, SBOM generation for software supply chain transparency, CISA vulnerability disclosure integration, and identity-based access with micro-segmentation preventing lateral movement.
Days 1 to 30 01

FedRAMP and Compliance Foundation.

Establish FedRAMP High authorisation pathway with automated DevSecOps pipelines, NIST 800-53 compliance automation, continuous monitoring dashboards, and control inheritance from government clouds achieving audit-ready status from day one.

  • Complete FedRAMP readiness assessment covering security controls, documentation gaps, and ATO timeline to identify all 421 NIST 800-53 control requirements and roadmap authorisation in under 12 months. Roadmap to FedRAMP in under 12 months. 421 controls identified.
  • FedRAMP-compliant DevSecOps pipeline with automated security controls and continuous monitoring shifting security left with SAST, DAST, and SCA integrated into every build and 3PAO audit-ready evidence generated automatically. Security shifted left. 3PAO audit-ready evidence automated.
  • FISMA compliance automation with NIST 800-53 control implementation and continuous assessment meeting federal security requirements automatically with real-time compliance posture dashboards for CISOs. Federal security requirements met automatically. Real-time compliance visible.
  • Government cloud deployment on AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or Google Cloud FedRAMP inheriting 100 plus FedRAMP controls from CSP and dramatically accelerating ATO process with pre-authorised infrastructure. 100 plus controls inherited from CSP. ATO process accelerated dramatically.
  • Continuous monitoring with automated incident response and CISA vulnerability scanning integration meeting FISMA continuous diagnostics requirements and automated reporting to DHS CDM dashboards. FISMA continuous diagnostics met. Automated reporting to DHS CDM.
  • StateRAMP and GovRAMP compliance for state and local government cloud services serving state agencies with NIST 800-53 baseline and reusing federal controls for state authorisations. State agencies served with NIST baseline. Federal controls reused.
  • Security authorisation boundary definition with system security plan automation generating 500 plus page SSPs automatically from infrastructure as code and eliminating manual documentation overhead. 500 plus page SSPs automated. Manual documentation eliminated.
  • POA and M automation with risk tracking and remediation workflows tracking security findings to closure and automating reporting for OMB and agency CIOs. Security findings tracked to closure. OMB reporting automated.
  • Privacy compliance with Privacy Impact Assessment and SORN automation meeting Privacy Act requirements and GDPR and CCPA controls for multi-jurisdiction citizen data. Privacy Act requirements met. Multi-jurisdiction data protected.
  • Multi-factor authentication with PIV and CAC integration and Login.gov federation enabling government employees to access with PIV cards and citizens to authenticate via Login.gov seamlessly. PIV card access enabled. Citizen Login.gov federation seamless.
Days 31 to 60 02

Citizen Portals and Digital Services at Scale.

WCAG-compliant citizen portal deployment with unified login across all government services, mobile-first progressive web apps, multi-language support, digital forms automation, and case management systems serving millions of citizens 24 and 7.

  • Citizen portal deployment with unified login across federal, state, and local services providing single sign-on for all government services and reducing citizen login friction by 80 percent. SSO across all government services. Login friction reduced 80%.
  • WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance with automated testing and remediation serving citizens with disabilities fully and automating accessibility validation in every deployment. Citizens with disabilities served fully. Accessibility validation automated.
  • Mobile-first design with progressive web apps for offline capability in rural areas enabling citizens to access services without internet and automatically syncing when connectivity is restored. Offline service access enabled. Auto-sync when connectivity restored.
  • Multi-language support with automated translation for diverse citizen populations supporting 50 plus languages and ensuring equitable access for non-English speaking citizens. 50 plus languages supported. Equitable access for all citizens.
  • U.S. Web Design System implementation for consistent government branding providing trusted look-and-feel across all .gov services and building citizen confidence in service authenticity. Consistent government branding deployed. Citizen confidence in authenticity.
  • Digital forms automation with e-signatures and document upload workflows delivering 40 percent faster service and eliminating paper-based processes for permits, benefits, and licenses. 40% faster service delivery. Paper processes eliminated.
  • Multi-agency data integration with secure APIs and data sharing agreements enabling citizens to provide information once and reusing it across agencies with privacy protections. Information provided once. Reused across agencies with privacy.
  • Case management automation for benefits applications, licensing, and citizen requests tracking request status in real time and automating routing and SLA compliance for agencies. Real-time request status tracking. Routing and SLA compliance automated.
  • Payment processing with Pay.gov integration for government fees and taxes accepting credit cards, ACH, and digital wallets securely with Treasury-compliant payment processing. Secure payment processing enabled. Treasury compliance maintained.
  • Notification systems with email, SMS, and push alerts for application status updates keeping citizens informed proactively and reducing call centre volume by 50 percent with self-service updates. Citizens informed proactively. Call centre volume reduced 50%.
  • Chatbot and virtual assistant integration with AI-powered citizen support answering 80 percent of common questions automatically and providing 24 and 7 support without human agents. 80% of questions answered automatically. 24 and 7 support enabled.
Days 61 to 90 03

Legacy Modernisation and Elite Performance.

Strangler pattern cloud migration preserving existing functionality, FinOps optimisation reducing costs 40 percent, zero-trust architecture meeting OMB mandates, custom DORA metrics, and the team enablement that sustains government technology excellence indefinitely.

  • Legacy system modernisation with strangler pattern migration preserving existing functionality and incrementally replacing COBOL mainframes with zero citizen service disruption during transformation. COBOL mainframes replaced incrementally. Zero citizen disruption.
  • API gateway for legacy systems with REST and SOAP wrappers for mainframe integration exposing 50-year-old systems via modern APIs and enabling digital services without replacing core systems. 50-year-old systems exposed via APIs. Digital services enabled.
  • Data centre exit strategy with cloud migration planning and hybrid connectivity meeting OMB cloud-first mandates and reducing data centre costs 60 percent while maintaining security. OMB cloud-first mandates met. Data centre costs reduced 60%.
  • Open data initiatives with automated dataset publishing to Data.gov complying with OPEN Government Data Act and publishing machine-readable datasets automatically. OPEN Government Data Act compliance. Datasets published automatically.
  • Inter-agency data exchange with standardised APIs and Federal Data Strategy implementation enabling evidence-based policymaking and secure data sharing for analytics and research. Evidence-based policymaking enabled. Data shared securely for research.
  • Disaster recovery with multi-region government cloud failover for critical citizen services meeting COOP continuity requirements with automatic failover in under 60 seconds for essential services. COOP requirements met. Failover under 60 seconds for critical services.
  • Load testing for peak citizen demand periods including tax season, disaster events, and election registration handling 10x normal traffic automatically and preventing crashed websites during critical windows. 10x traffic handled automatically. Website crashes prevented.
  • Cost optimisation for government cloud with FinOps and resource rightsizing reducing cloud spending 40 percent while maintaining performance and providing transparent cost allocation per agency. Cloud spending reduced 40%. Transparent cost allocation per agency.
  • AI and machine learning for fraud detection in benefits and procurement systems identifying 95 percent of fraudulent applications automatically and protecting taxpayer dollars proactively. 95% fraudulent applications identified. Taxpayer dollars protected.
  • Analytics and performance dashboards with Digital Analytics Program integration understanding citizen behaviour and optimising digital services based on real usage patterns. Citizen behaviour understood. Services optimised via usage data.
  • Custom DORA metrics for GovTech tracking deployment frequency, service uptime, citizen satisfaction, and compliance status achieving weekly feature releases with 99.9 percent uptime maintained. Weekly feature releases achieved. 99.9% uptime sustained.
  • Zero-trust architecture implementation with identity-based access and micro-segmentation meeting OMB M-22-09 zero-trust strategy and preventing lateral movement in government networks. OMB M-22-09 zero-trust met. Lateral movement prevented.
  • Supply chain security with SBOM generation and CISA vulnerability disclosure integration meeting executive order software supply chain requirements and enabling transparent component tracking. Executive order requirements met. Component tracking transparent.
  • Records management automation with NARA compliance and retention scheduling automating lifecycle for government records and reducing FOIA response time 70 percent with search automation. Records lifecycle automated. FOIA response time reduced 70%.
  • Emergency response integration for disaster services with scalable infrastructure for crisis events handling 100x traffic during emergencies and maintaining critical services during natural disasters. 100x emergency traffic handled. Critical services maintained during disasters.
  • Team enablement through FedRAMP authorisation training, government cloud architecture workshops, and DevSecOps for public sector enabling government IT teams to master modern practices and reduce contractor dependency by 60 percent. Government IT teams master modern practices. Contractor dependency reduced 60%.
  • Full handover with ATO documentation, citizen portal runbooks, and compliance monitoring playbooks enabling self-sufficient government technology and scaling digital services to all agencies confidently. Self-sufficient government technology achieved. All agencies scalable.
Proven Results

Delivered Worldwide

60% Faster Feature Deployments
FedRAMP High Authorisation Path
10M+ Citizens Served Daily
99.9% Critical Service Uptime
WCAG AA Accessibility Compliance
40% Cloud Cost Reduction

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