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Architecture for mission-critical environments.

Federal civilian agencies, DoD primes, defense subcontractors, and state and local government operate under CMMC, FedRAMP, and FISMA. BTA designs, deploys, and operates the controls that meet the framework without bottlenecking the mission.

Zero Trust under OMB M-22-09 expectations, CMMC 2.0 readiness for the Defense Industrial Base, and air-gapped or restricted-network deployments where commodity playbooks do not apply.

Defense & Government
Why this matters

What government and defense teams call us about.

Frameworks change. Adversaries change faster. The architecture has to satisfy assessors and survive contact.

  • Risk 01

    CMMC 2.0 and DIB compliance

    Prime contractors need Level 2 readiness. Subcontractors need a path. Both need evidence aligned to NIST 800-171 control families.

  • Risk 02

    Federal Zero Trust mandates

    OMB M-22-09 and the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model translate into specific architectural changes. Identity, device, network, application, and data each have a target state.

  • Risk 03

    Restricted networks and on-premise AI

    Sensitive environments cannot send data to public-cloud LLMs. AI inference and analytics need to run behind the perimeter.

Scope of work

What BTA delivers for defense and government.

From CMMC readiness to on-premise AI deployment, with senior architectural ownership for every engagement.

  • 01

    CMMC 2.0 Level 2 readiness

    Architecture, segmentation, and policy automation aligned to NIST 800-171. Evidence collection runs continuously through PAE.

  • 02

    Zero Trust under OMB M-22-09

    Identity, device, network, application, and data pillars mapped to CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model targets. Microsegmentation is the network anchor.

  • 03

    On-premise AI deployment

    QuickStrike runs inference and analytics behind the perimeter, under government control. No data leaves the boundary.

  • 04

    FedRAMP-aligned architecture

    Network and security controls designed to integrate with FedRAMP-authorized SaaS without breaking the assessment boundary.

  • 05

    Detection engineering for advanced threats

    XDR and SIEM tuned to nation-state and ransomware patterns observed in government and defense networks.

  • 06

    Network resilience and OT segmentation

    Federal facilities, military bases, and government data centers segmented with tested DR and continuity playbooks.

  • 07

    Penetration testing and assessments

    Architecture reviews, configuration audits, and adversary-emulation engagements against the deployed posture.

  • 08

    Mentoring and enablement

    Government and defense IT teams operate the system on Day-2. Documentation is built to the assessor's standard.

Frameworks

Compliance frameworks BTA aligns to in Defense & Gov.

Architecture, deployment, and evidence collection produced as continuous outputs of the engagement.

  • CMMC 2.0
  • NIST 800-171
  • NIST 800-53
  • FedRAMP
  • FISMA
  • DFARS
  • ITAR
Customer outcomes

Engagements that informed our Defense & Gov practice.

Selected projects with measurable customer outcomes.

  • Financial Services

    Zero Trust micro-segmentation during an IT migration.

    A global financial organization stood up Zero Trust and micro-segmentation during a migration to co-location facilities. InterVision and BTA partnered with Cisco to deliver the deployment.

    • 70%
      Improvement in compliance posture
    • Months → weeks
      Policy analysis and enforcement timeline
    • Zero Trust
      Micro-segmentation in production
    Read full case study
  • Utilities · Energy

    Strengthening infrastructure resilience for a member-owned utility.

    A U.S. electric utility serving approximately 200,000 residential and commercial members ran a board-sponsored assessment of resilience, security, and reliability ahead of a major audit. BTA delivered the analysis and remediation plan.

    • Audit
      Requirements met
    • Standardized
      Hardware and software configurations
    • Faster
      Incident resolution
    Read full case study
Outcomes

What Defense & Gov delivers.

Concrete, customer-side results we measure to.

  • Audit
    Grade evidence aligned to NIST control families
  • Owned
    On-premise AI behind the perimeter
  • Faster
    Incident detection and response
  • Zero
    SIMPLE engagement failures across 1,000+ projects
What makes us different

We're architects who execute.

Three principles every BTA engagement runs on. Visible in the work itself.

  • We architect, deploy, and stay through Day-2.

    Every engagement is end-to-end. We design the target environment, deploy it in stages, and remain on hand through the operational handoff.

  • We train your team to own the outcome.

    Training is part of every engagement. By the close of an engagement, your operators can run, maintain, and defend the system to an auditor.

  • We measure success when your team runs it alone.

    An engagement closes when your team is operating the solution without us in the room. SIMPLE methodology enforces this exit criterion on every project.

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Engagement models

We meet you where you are.

Some teams want the full BTA delivery from architecture to handoff. Others bring us in for a single advisory window or a fully managed operations contract. Pick the model that fits and adjust as the business changes.

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Defense & Gov · FAQ

Defense & Gov, answered.

Direct answers from BTA leadership who run Defense & Gov engagements.

  • Can BTA support CMMC 2.0 Level 2 readiness?

    Yes. We deliver architecture, segmentation, policy automation, and evidence collection aligned to NIST 800-171 control families. The output includes the documentation an assessor expects to see.
  • Do you operate in classified or air-gapped environments?

    BTA delivers in restricted and on-premise environments where commodity cloud-first playbooks do not apply. QuickStrike, our on-premise AI infrastructure, was designed for exactly this use case.
  • How does BTA approach federal Zero Trust mandates?

    We map identity, device, network, application, and data pillars to the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model and OMB M-22-09 targets. Microsegmentation through Cisco Secure Workload anchors the network pillar.
  • Are your architects cleared?

    BTA has architects with active clearances available for engagements that require them. We confirm clearance requirements during scoping.
  • Can you help us pass an audit we already failed?

    Yes. Post-incident and post-finding remediation is a defined engagement model. We assess the gap, design the fix, deliver the controls, and produce the evidence.
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  • 1,000+ projects shipped
  • Training in every engagement

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