Get to ATO faster, with people who've done it.
Specialized advisory across FedRAMP, DoD Cloud (DISA IL2-IL5), and Intelligence Community (ICD 503) authorizations, backed by the cloud security engineering to see them through.
Experience earned at
Compliance and cloud security, handled end to end
Specialized solutions for FedRAMP authorization and government-grade cloud security.
Federal Authorizations
We lead organizations through Authorization to Operate (ATO) across the civilian, defense, and intelligence communities.
- Readiness assessments and authorization roadmaps
- NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 control implementation and validation
- Authorization packages: SSP, SAP, SAR, and POA&M
- Agency, DoD, and IC sponsor coordination to a signed ATO
- FedRAMP 20x and Key Security Indicator (KSI) readiness
- Continuous Monitoring (ConMon), SCNs, and annual assessments
Cloud Security & Infrastructure
Secure your federal workloads with architecture and governance designed for compliance.
- AWS security architecture and cloud infrastructure assessment
- Security control implementation and validation
- Cloud compliance and governance frameworks
- Legacy system integration and modernization
Advisory & Subcontracting
Specialized security and compliance resources for prime contractors, subcontractors, and agencies.
- Compliance support for prime and subcontractor teams
- Federal compliance architecture and implementation
- Security assessment and remediation services
- Embedded advisory, remote, or hybrid engagement models
FedRAMP 20x
FedRAMP 20x is the program’s ground-up reinvention of how cloud services earn and keep an authorization, trading document-heavy reviews for automated, continuously validated security. We help you get ahead of it.
Key Security Indicators (KSIs)
A focused set of machine-verifiable security outcomes that replace much of the manual narrative review with evidence the automation can check directly.
Automation-first validation
Security posture is validated programmatically against the KSIs, compressing timelines from years to weeks for prepared providers.
Machine-readable evidence
Authorization artifacts shift from static documents to structured, machine-readable data that can be assessed and reused continuously.
Continuous validation
Rather than point-in-time snapshots, 20x emphasizes ongoing, near-real-time confidence in a service’s security state.
How 20x is rolling out
An initial cohort of cloud service providers piloted automated validation of all of FedRAMP’s Key Security Indicators.
Selected participants advanced the model into real authorizations, refining the automated approach at scale.
Consolidated rules, timelines, and guidance are shaping FedRAMP through 2028 as 20x moves toward broad adoption.
How Oculus gets you 20x-ready
The authorization journey
One repeatable lifecycle across FedRAMP, DoD, and IC, from readiness to continuous monitoring.
Readiness Assessment
Evaluate readiness, identify compliance gaps, and build your authorization roadmap.
Control Implementation
Architect and deploy NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls aligned with FedRAMP baselines.
Authorization Package
Develop the SSP, SAP, SAR, and POA&M and maintain compliance artifacts.
Agency Authorization
Navigate the FedRAMP PMO and agency authorization process to a signed ATO.
Continuous Monitoring
Support ConMon, Significant Change Notifications, and annual assessments.
Practical expertise, not box-checking
Hands-on experience, deep compliance knowledge, and a solution-focused approach for organizations of all sizes.
Hands-On Expertise
Practical approach grounded in real federal government and AWS experience.
Multi-Domain Authorizations
FedRAMP (incl. 20x and KSIs), DoD Cloud Impact Levels (IL2-IL5), and IC ICD 503 under one roof.
Technical Depth
Expertise across cloud infrastructure, compliance, and security architecture.
Responsive Service
Focused, accessible approach for organizations of all sizes.
Government Background
Direct experience across IC, DoD, and civilian systems, classified environments, and procurement.
Solution-Focused
All problems have solutions. We work together to find the best one.
Built by someone who's been in the room
Patrick Clark
Founder & Principal
A South Carolina native, I earned my BS in Computer Science from Clemson University. Today I work with teams embedded, remote, or hybrid, wherever the mission calls for it.
I've spent the last decade working at the most demanding intersection of technology, compliance, and decision-making: meeting federal security requirements at scale. Across the intelligence community, a global cloud provider, and a defense-focused platform, I've led the teams and the authorizations that turn compliance from a roadblock into a path to mission.
US Intelligence Community
~4.5 yearsGovernment staffer working ICD 503 and NIST SP 800-53 in classified environments, where I learned the real bottleneck isn't technical architecture, it's translation between engineers and decision-makers.
Amazon Web Services
~3 yearsHelped customers navigate FedRAMP journey. Saw firsthand what works and why most treat compliance as a binary gate rather than a solvable problem.
Leading Defense PaaS
~18 monthsLed the FedRAMP High authorization for a leading platform-as-a-service serving DoD mission workloads at Impact Levels IL4 and IL5. Hands-on ATO leadership cemented that authorization is achievable with the right people asking the right questions.
“All problems have solutions. We just need to work together to find the best one.”
Ready to Get Started?
Let's talk about your compliance goals and how we can help.
contact@oculussec.com