AI Integration Built for the Beltway—Secure, Compliant, and Mission-Ready.
We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that integrates AI into federal workflows. We deploy systems that respect your data, your ATO process, and your mission.
Off-the-shelf AI tools don't understand federal constraints.
DC agencies are buried in documents—policy directives, FOIA requests, and decades of records. Commercial AI tools are a non-starter; they aren't FedRAMP authorized and can't access siloed SharePoint sites or legacy databases. Leadership wants to use AI for search and automation, but the security and compliance hurdles seem insurmountable. Your team is stuck trying to connect modern models like Claude to systems that require PIV card access and operate within a strict ATO boundary, leading to stalled projects and wasted effort.
- Commercial chatbots creating data spillage incidents.
- RAG pilots failing because they can't index controlled documents in SharePoint.
- Section 508 accessibility requirements being ignored in AI-generated UIs.
- Lack of auditable logs for AI-driven decisions, failing security audits.
We deploy AI inside your security perimeter, built for federal scale.
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Phase 1: Mission & System Audit
We identify the specific mission objective and map the technical landscape—from SharePoint document libraries to legacy systems. No work begins without a clear understanding of your data classification and existing ATO.
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Phase 2: Secure Model Deployment
We deploy models like Claude or open-source alternatives inside your approved cloud environment (GovCloud, SC2S). All data processing stays within your control, satisfying FedRAMP and data residency requirements.
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Phase 3: RAG Pipeline Implementation
We build retrieval-augmented generation pipelines to index your specific document repositories. This gives the AI direct, secure access to your internal knowledge base for accurate, cited answers without public data exposure.
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Phase 4: Integration & 508 Compliance
The system is integrated into existing tools like ServiceNow or custom applications. All user-facing components are built to meet Section 508 accessibility standards from the ground up, ensuring usability for all personnel.
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Phase 5: ATO Support & Handover
We provide the system security plan (SSP) documentation, audit logs, and technical support needed to get through your agency's Authority to Operate process. We train your team for a clean handover.
import boto3
import logging
# Configure logging for audit trail
logging.basicConfig(
level=logging.INFO,
format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def get_document_from_s3_govcloud(bucket_name, object_key, user_piv_id):
"""
Fetches a document from an S3 bucket in AWS GovCloud,
logging the access for audit purposes.
"""
try:
# Assume role or use instance profile with GovCloud permissions
s3_client = boto3.client('s3', region_name='us-gov-west-1')
# Log the access attempt for compliance
logger.info(
f"ACCESS_ATTEMPT: User PIV ID '{user_piv_id}' requesting "
f"s3://{bucket_name}/{object_key}"
)
response = s3_client.get_object(Bucket=bucket_name, Key=object_key)
document_content = response['Body'].read().decode('utf-8')
logger.info(f"ACCESS_SUCCESS: Document '{object_key}' retrieved.")
return document_content
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"ACCESS_FAILURE: {e} for object '{object_key}'")
return NoneExample Python function for a RAG pipeline retrieving a document from AWS GovCloud. Note the explicit region and detailed logging, critical for maintaining an audit trail required for federal ATO.
Field FAQ.
→ How do you handle classified or CUI data?
We deploy our solutions directly into your accredited environment, whether it's AWS GovCloud, SC2S, or an on-premise system. The AI models and data pipelines run within your security perimeter, ensuring sensitive data like Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) never leaves your control. We do not use public APIs for processing; all operations are contained within your agency's designated boundary, inheriting its security controls.
→ What does being an SDVOSB mean for contracting?
As a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, VooStack is eligible for set-aside and sole-source federal contracts. This significantly streamlines the procurement process for government agencies, allowing contracting officers to work with us directly and more efficiently. It provides a direct path to acquiring specialized technical services while helping your agency meet its small business contracting goals.
→ Can your AI systems pass a Section 508 compliance audit?
Yes. We build all user-facing interfaces with Section 508 accessibility standards as a core requirement, not an afterthought. This includes proper semantic HTML, ARIA attributes for dynamic components, keyboard navigability, and compatibility with screen readers like JAWS. We test against the DHS Trusted Tester Program criteria to ensure our applications are usable by all federal employees.
→ How do you prevent AI 'hallucinations' with our internal documents?
We minimize incorrect outputs by implementing strict Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines. The AI is constrained to answer questions based only on the specific information retrieved from your vetted document repositories. We also implement citation capabilities, so every statement generated by the AI is linked directly back to the source document and page number, allowing for immediate verification by your personnel.
→ Do we need a new ATO for your system?
Typically, yes. Any new system processing federal data requires an Authority to Operate. However, our approach is designed to accelerate this process. By deploying within your existing accredited cloud environment and inheriting its security controls, we reduce the scope of the ATO effort. We provide comprehensive documentation, including system architecture diagrams and control implementation details, to support your security team's authorization package.
→ Which AI models do you use? Can we use open-source?
We are model-agnostic and select the right tool for the mission. We frequently work with powerful commercial models like Anthropic's Claude, which can be provisioned securely within AWS GovCloud. We are also fully capable of deploying and fine-tuning open-source models like Llama variants within your environment, which can provide greater control and cost-effectiveness for certain use cases.
→ How do you handle document formats beyond simple text or PDFs?
Our data ingestion pipelines are built to handle the complex reality of government records. We process a wide range of formats including scanned documents requiring Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Microsoft Word and Excel files, and even structured data from legacy databases. We parse tables, charts, and metadata to create a comprehensive knowledge base that the AI can accurately query.
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