SURVEY: Agency ATOs, DoDIN APL, or FIPS 140-2 – what drives your COTS software decisions?

To foster faster, more secure application development, many government organizations have turned to a new generation of application development platforms and commercial off the shelf (COTS) solutions designed to automate testing, bake security into every aspect of the development lifecycle and better manage the disparate cloud and container solutions that have become essential in deploying secure today.

Is your organization one of them? Has your organization embraced COTS platforms and applications in your application development lifecycle? If so, what certifications and other criteria played a role in your agency’s choice of solutions and providers?

We want your opinion. Fill out our survey below and let us know what you think are the most important criteria for choosing COTS software solutions.