Cloud Migration under FISMA

Compliance-aligned cloud migration meeting FISMA requirements

Overview

JaMaxwell migrates federal workloads to AWS GovCloud and Azure Government with FedRAMP-aligned architecture, automated provisioning through Infrastructure as Code, and continuous compliance monitoring. Migrations follow a phased approach: discovery and dependency mapping, landing zone build-out with security baselines, workload migration using rehost, replatform, or refactor strategies, and post-migration optimization. Every environment is provisioned with boundary protections, encrypted data stores, centralized logging, and identity federation through agency PIV/CAC infrastructure.

FISMA Requirements

FISMA (Federal Information Security Modernization Act) requires federal agencies to implement information security programs based on NIST standards and guidelines. Agencies must categorize systems using FIPS 199, select controls from NIST SP 800-53, implement and assess those controls, authorize systems to operate, and continuously monitor security posture. JaMaxwell supports all phases of the FISMA lifecycle: system categorization, control selection and implementation, security assessment, ATO package preparation, and continuous monitoring with automated scanning and reporting.

Why JaMaxwell

  • SBA-certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
  • Primary NAICS: 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services)
  • Security-cleared staff with active federal engagements
  • Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, 20 miles from the Pentagon
  • Demonstrated FISMA assessment and implementation capability

Technologies

AWS GovCloudAzure GovernmentTerraformCloudFormationDockerKubernetes