Federal compliance

DefectDojo Pro can run the vulnerability management side of a federal compliance program. It keeps a FedRAMP-style Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) for each system, produces monthly Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) deliverables in the official Excel and OSCAL formats, scores CMMC Level 2 self-assessments, and shows which NIST 800-53 controls your scanners actually exercise.

Everything described in this section lives on the Compliance tab of an Asset.

Enabling the feature

Federal Compliance ships behind the Compliance feature flag, which is in beta and off by default. An administrator turns it on from the feature flags menu — see Feature Flags. Once enabled, a Compliance tab appears on each Asset.

Beta: confirm results before you rely on them

This feature is in beta. The bundled NIST 800-171 and 800-53 control statements, the DoD SPRS point weights, and the POA&M-eligibility rules are provided to help you track and estimate your posture, and are pending independent validation against the authoritative source documents.

SPRS scores, conditional-eligibility results, and control coverage are advisory. Confirm them against the official DoD NIST SP 800-171 Assessment Methodology and current FedRAMP guidance before you rely on them for a certification, an assessment submission, or any contractual purpose.

In this section

PageWhat it covers
Compliance ProfileEnrolling an Asset as a system and setting the facts that appear on every deliverable
The POA&M LedgerHow POA&M items are created from findings, and the conventions the ledger follows
ConMon SnapshotsMonthly deliverables in FedRAMP Excel and OSCAL, and the optional OSCAL validation service
Remediation DeadlinesThe FedRAMP Rev 5 and FedRAMP VDR SLA presets
CMMC Level 2 AssessmentsScoring a self-assessment against NIST 800-171 Rev 2
Control CoverageWhich 800-53 controls your scanners test, and open weaknesses per control
CMMC Level 2 Assessments →

Score a self-assessment against NIST 800-171 Rev 2

Compliance Profile →

Enroll an Asset as a system and set the facts that appear on every deliverable

ConMon Snapshots →

Monthly deliverables in FedRAMP Excel and OSCAL, and the optional OSCAL validation service

Control Coverage →

Which 800-53 controls your scanners test, and open weaknesses per control

Remediation Deadlines →

The FedRAMP Rev 5 and FedRAMP VDR SLA presets

The POA&M Ledger →

How POA&M items are created from findings, and the conventions the ledger follows