01 / READINESS
ATO Readiness Sprint
A focused review that turns authorization uncertainty into an organized, prioritized readiness plan.
- Control and evidence review
- SSP and POA&M review
- Assessment-readiness priorities and next steps
Cleared key personnel for federal cyber delivery
Move from compliance backlog to audit-ready authorization.
Bring active Secret-cleared key personnel into the work faster—from ATO readiness and control remediation to fractional ISSO/RMF support and secure, AI-assisted compliance workflows.
RMF / ATOSSP + POA&MCMMCeMASSSTIGsSecure AI
8+years across security, compliance, data, and federal defense environments
6enterprise systems supported
336assessment procedures validated
65%reduction in noncompliant controls
A clearer path to assurance
- 01AssessFind the evidence and control gaps that matter.
- 02OperationalizeBuild usable artifacts and remediation workflows.
- 03SustainKeep posture visible through continuous monitoring.
Available for cleared and unclassified scoped support
Experienced guidance. Practical delivery.
Cybersecurity compliance support led by someone who has done the work.
Solstice Cyber Consulting is led by Zariah Dawson, a cybersecurity professional with an M.S. in Cybersecurity, CompTIA Security+ CE, active DoD Secret clearance, and 8+ years of combined experience supporting security, cybersecurity compliance, data, and federal defense environments. Her experience includes RMF and ATO support, eMASS, SSP and POA&M management, STIG validation, continuous monitoring, and security work across hybrid Azure environments. She has also worked within Agile delivery environments and previously served as a Scrum Master, coordinating cross-functional teams, workflows, and delivery priorities.
Built for real delivery: engagements are available as focused projects or added capacity for teams facing authorization deadlines, documentation backlogs, and ongoing compliance demands.
Clearance distinction: The active Secret clearance is a qualification of designated key personnel and does not represent a Facility Clearance for Solstice Cyber Consulting. Access remains subject to verification, contract requirements, assignment, and need-to-know.
Specific work. Flexible capacity.
Hire support for the work in front of you.
Bring in focused cybersecurity compliance support without staffing an entire contract. Each engagement is scoped around your system, backlog, milestones, and required deliverables.
02 / FRACTIONAL
Fractional ISSO/RMF Support
Recurring compliance capacity for teams that need experienced support without a full-time hire.
- eMASS workflow support
- Documentation and control validation
- Continuous-monitoring coordination
03 / REMEDIATION
Control Remediation Sprint
Structured help organizing and closing noncompliant controls, findings, and POA&Ms.
- Finding and POA&M triage
- Ownership, evidence, and due-date alignment
- Closure tracking and status reporting
04 / DOCUMENTATION
SSP and POA&M Development
Create or improve the authorization documentation reviewers and control owners rely on.
- System Security Plan development
- POA&M structure and improvement
- Control narratives and evidence mapping
05 / SUPPLIER READINESS
NIST 800-171/CMMC Readiness
Understand current gaps and build a practical remediation plan before a customer or authorized assessment.
- Scope, practice, and evidence gap review
- Prioritized remediation planning
- Readiness support—not a formal CMMC assessment
06 / PROGRAM DELIVERY
Agile Cybersecurity Program Support
Keep cybersecurity compliance work visible, prioritized, and moving across technical and program teams.
- Scrum facilitation and backlog management
- Compliance milestones and delivery tracking
- Stakeholder coordination and status reporting
Premium AI-enabled delivery
Reduce compliance friction—without lowering the standard.
Solstice designs secure, human-reviewed workflows that help teams organize evidence, draft and maintain documentation, and move repetitive compliance work forward faster.
Human judgment stays in the loop. Every workflow is designed around approved data use, traceable source material, defined reviewers, and accountable decisions.
Workflow design
AI-Assisted Compliance Workflows
Map repetitive compliance work into a controlled process for intake, analysis, drafting, review, approval, and status tracking.
- Human review and approval checkpoints
- Source traceability and quality controls
- Repeatable workflows aligned to the team’s tools
Documentation
Security Documentation Automation
Build structured drafting and maintenance workflows for policies, procedures, control narratives, and recurring reports.
Evidence
Control Evidence Analysis
Organize evidence by control, surface missing or inconsistent support, and prepare analyst-ready review packages.
Authorization artifacts
Automated SSP & POA&M Support
Turn approved system updates and findings into structured draft narratives, action items, ownership, and due-date workflows.
Small-business implementation
Secure AI Workflow Implementation
Help a small organization choose appropriate AI use cases, establish data-handling and review rules, and implement practical workflows without exposing sensitive business or customer information.
Find the right starting point →AI is an accelerator—not the authority. Solstice uses automation to support repeatable work and qualified review.
These services do not generate automatic compliance conclusions, replace assessor or authorizing-official judgment, provide formal CMMC assessments, or guarantee authorization or certification outcomes.
Common questions
Cybersecurity compliance support—without the guesswork.
Understand what Solstice can support, how engagements work, and where formal authorization or certification decisions remain with the appropriate authority.
What does RMF and ATO consulting support include?
Support may include control implementation and assessment activities, SSP and POA&M documentation, evidence organization, eMASS workflows, remediation tracking, and stakeholder coordination. The authorizing official retains authority for the final authorization decision.
Can Solstice help a small business prepare for CMMC?
Yes. Solstice can help define scope, review practices and evidence, develop security documentation, organize POA&M ownership, and build a prioritized readiness roadmap. Readiness support is not represented as an official CMMC assessment or certification.
Does Solstice support federal primes and existing program teams?
Yes. Engagements can provide focused RMF delivery, authorization support, documentation recovery, continuous-monitoring operations, or temporary team augmentation.
Does cybersecurity consulting guarantee an ATO or CMMC certification?
No. Solstice provides readiness, documentation, remediation, and delivery support, but cannot guarantee authorization, certification, assessment, audit, or contracting outcomes.
How does Solstice use AI in cybersecurity compliance work?
Solstice designs human-reviewed workflows that can accelerate evidence organization, control analysis, documentation drafting, SSP and POA&M updates, and repeatable security operations. AI does not make authorization decisions, certify compliance, replace an assessor, or remove the need for qualified review.
Does Solstice Cyber Consulting hold a Facility Clearance?
Solstice markets active DoD Secret eligibility held by its founder and lead consultant as a key-personnel qualification. This does not represent a Facility Clearance for the company. Classified access remains subject to verification, contract requirements, sponsorship or employment, assignment, and need-to-know.
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Key-personnel experience
336assessment procedures validated
65%reduction in noncompliant controls
2hybrid Azure cloud environments supported
6enterprise systems managed through RMF and ATO approval
Important distinction: These results reflect the founder/lead consultant’s experience performed in prior employment—not company past performance or contracts performed by Solstice Cyber Consulting.
Clearance distinction: Active Secret clearance applies to designated key personnel—not the company—and does not represent a Solstice Facility Clearance.
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Consultation inquiries are answered at info@solsticecyberconsulting.com.
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