A Framework for Managing Mission Needs, Compliance, and Trust in the DevOps Environment

The expanding pace of business competitiveness and increasing demand velocity for developing and deploying updated Operational and Security capabilities has created an environment where development and operations needed to work even closer together. The need was further enhanced due to the fact that all capabilities are being developed in a shared platform with no formal requirement processes, and no analysis of the overall enterprise capabilities and architecture. On the surface, the process lacks the usual discipline that most engineers are used to, but operationally it has the potential of bringing capabilities to operations at a quicker rate. The goal of providing continuously updated services should make sure that the overall enterprise performance and security posture are not compromised while the quick turnaround capability deployment is achieved. The proposed framework focuses on ensuring the continuity of strategic posturing while allowing maximum flexibility to tactical enhancements to meet emerging demands.