Monthly Executive Summary
Narrative covering changes to system inventory, POA&M status, vulnerability scan summary, and compliance posture — all present, or the package does not release.
The most rigorous FedRAMP ConMon package a CSP can deliver.
Cadence assembles a documentation-complete Continuous Monitoring package — every required artifact, every finding aged against its 30/90/180-day clock, the reconciled POA&M, the Executive Summary, and the OSCAL machine-readable output — checked against the FedRAMP ConMon Playbook and NIST 800-53 before a credentialed analyst releases it.
Every deliverable in the FedRAMP ConMon Playbook30/90/180-day remediation clocks, gate-checkedVulnerability scan ingestion (Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7, Tenable)Credentialed analyst release on every package5-business-day SLA
Why packages fail
A single missing artifact can trigger a Corrective Action Plan.
Every FedRAMP-authorized CSP must, every 30 days, produce a Continuous Monitoring package — reconciled inventory, updated POA&M, scan evidence, and an Executive Summary — on pain of suspension or revocation of the authorization that lets it sell to the federal government. ConMon consumes roughly 80% of a CSP's total FedRAMP compliance budget and feels like a second full-time job for most security teams.
Most CSPs run this by hand, from memory, with a single analyst who is also handling incident response, audits, and product security. The FedRAMP ConMon Playbook has not been read end-to-end since the last package was due. That is exactly where completeness gaps hide.
Cadence exists to close that gap with a single, exhaustive standard applied identically to every file.
80%
of FedRAMP compliance budget consumed by ConMon
The benchmark
Measured against the letter of the FedRAMP ConMon Playbook — artifact by artifact.
We do not summarize the requirements and hope. Every package is scored against a versioned rule pack tied to the exact text of the FedRAMP ConMon Playbook, NIST 800-53, and RFC-0024. These are the provisions each package is held to.
Reconciled POA&M
Every finding aged against its 30/90/180-day remediation clock, with status, owner, and planned close date — computed deterministically, never estimated.
Vulnerability scan evidence
Raw scan exports from Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7, or Tenable ingested, parsed, and reconciled against the POA&M — false positives flagged for analyst review.
System inventory reconciliation
Inventory changes from the prior month identified and documented, with impact on authorization boundary and risk posture.
OSCAL machine-readable output
The entire package rendered into OSCAL JSON/XML per RFC-0024, ready for upload to the FedRAMP PMO repository — mandatory by September 30, 2027.
Significant Change Notification
Any architecture or control change flagged and documented per the Significant Change Request/Notification process, sequenced on the calendar so nothing is missed.
How a package is built
Intake to credentialed analyst release, with deterministic gates the AI cannot overrule.
AI extracts and drafts. Deterministic rules — running as code, outside the model — decide what is complete. A credentialed compliance analyst signs every release. That order is never reversed.
01
ConMon Gap Scan
Upload your prior POA&M, scan exports, and inventory. We return a free completeness read: which artifacts and controls you already have, and which are missing.
02
Evidence ingestion & reconciliation
As your authorized clerical agent, we ingest raw vulnerability/configuration scan files, reconcile findings against the rolling POA&M, and compute each finding's days-remaining-to-deadline.
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Grounded drafting
The Executive Summary narrative, POA&M updates, and inventory change log are drafted from your validated data and the FedRAMP ConMon rule pack into field-locked templates — no legal opinions, no invented facts.
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Deterministic completeness gates
Every finding is aged correctly; the OSCAL output validates against the schema; the artifact checklist is resolved; SCRA is screened. Any failure blocks release.
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Credentialed analyst release
A FedRAMP-experienced compliance analyst reviews the exception queue and signs the release. High-risk or complex findings route to senior review first.
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Delivery
You receive the package: Executive Summary, reconciled POA&M, scan evidence log, inventory reconciliation, OSCAL JSON/XML, and a 30-day calendar — ready for the CSP to upload to the agency or PMO repository.
The bar we hold
Rigor you can measure.
100%
Analyst-released
No package ships without a human signature.
5 days
Standard SLA
From complete intake to released package.
<1%
Critical-defect target
Tracked against a gold-standard package library.
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Scan-source formats
Nessus · Qualys · Rapid7 · Tenable, every applicable file.
Why Cadence
Built to be the most thorough option a CSP has.
Documentation-complete, by design
The deliverable is completeness itself — every artifact and control accounted for or explicitly exception-coded. Nothing is left implicit.
Deterministic, not vibes
The gates that decide completeness are code, not a model's opinion. A drafting error cannot slip past a FedRAMP requirement.
In its lane, on purpose
We prepare documentation and run searches as your clerical agent. We never provide legal advice, conduct assessments, or represent you before the PMO.
Engagement
Flat fee, per system per month. No hourly billing, ever.
Simple, predictable, and aligned with a documentation standard — not a percentage of any authorization or audit outcome.
- A free ConMon Gap Scan before you commit — see exactly what is missing.
- One flat fee per system per month for recurring ConMon production; disclosed pass-through scan-license fees if applicable.
- One-time onboarding/OSCAL-conversion setup fee for new clients.
- Optional senior analyst review for complex findings or significant change notifications.
FAQ
Questions, answered precisely.
Is Cadence a 3PAO or a law firm?
No. Cadence, a service of Your Deputy, Obuke LLC, provides documentation-completeness services. It is not a 3PAO, a law firm, and does not provide legal advice or independent assessment services. It does not represent you before the FedRAMP PMO or any agency.
Do you contact the agency or PMO on our behalf?
Never. Cadence is not a consultant or representative. The CSP remains the party responsible for submitting all packages and communicating with the agency or PMO.
What makes a package 'complete'?
Completeness is defined by the FedRAMP ConMon Playbook: the Executive Summary, reconciled POA&M, scan evidence, inventory reconciliation, and OSCAL output all present, with every finding correctly aged and every artifact validated against the schema. Deterministic gates enforce each one before release.
How fast is it?
The standard SLA is five business days from complete intake to an analyst-released package. The free Gap Scan is returned much sooner and tells you exactly what is still needed.
How are you priced?
A flat fee per system per month, plus a one-time onboarding/setup fee. No hourly billing and no percentage of any authorization or audit outcome.
See what's missing before it triggers a CAP.
Start with a free ConMon Gap Scan. Send your prior POA&M, scan exports, and inventory and we'll return a completeness read against every artifact in the FedRAMP ConMon Playbook.
Documentation-completeness service · not legal advice · the CSP submits every package.