Defense · NIST 800-53 · CA
NIST 800-53 · CA for defense AI workflows
NIST 800-53 · CA in defense AI workflows: what compliance requires, who asks for evidence, and the records to keep.
01 / The rule
What NIST 800-53 · CA requires
Federal agencies and the contractors and cloud providers that operate federal information systems under FISMA, FedRAMP or contract terms.
- 01Plan and run control assessments with an appropriate assessor and report results (CA-2).
- 02Track weaknesses and remediation in a plan of action and milestones, updated from assessments and monitoring (CA-5).
- 03Have a senior authorizing official authorize the system before operation and update authorizations (CA-6).
- 04Run continuous monitoring with defined metrics, frequencies and ongoing control assessments (CA-7).
- 05Conduct penetration testing on defined systems or components at a defined frequency (CA-8).
- 06Approve and document information exchanges and internal system connections (CA-3, CA-9).
02 / In this sector
In a defense AI workflow
Applies to AI systems as to any system. An AI capability must fall within an assessed and authorized boundary, and continuous monitoring is where changes such as new model versions are tracked.
Program office leads and ATO-package owners.
NIST AI RMF · DoW RAI · OMB M-25-21.
03 / Records
Records to keep
- 01Security assessment plan and assessment report
- 02Plan of action and milestones (POA&M)
- 03Authorization to operate (ATO) decision letter
- 04Continuous monitoring strategy and periodic monitoring reports
Optional evidence · where Planisphere fits
Keep a record anyone can check
When your team meets a duty, Planisphere can seal the event it reports as a receipt.
A disclosure shown, a review signed, a model change approved: the event your system reports.
The event becomes a sealed receipt, dated and attributed to whoever is signed in.
Paste the receipt into Verify. No account or key.
A record supports your compliance evidence process. It is not a legal finding or a certification. Systems that call Planisphere's gate API can also hold or refuse an action before it runs.
SOURCES
Go back to the source
NIST Computer Security Resource Center
NIST (usnistgov/oscal-content)
NIST Computer Security Resource Center
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