Session 4 · Unblocking

From Sandbox to ATO: Accelerating AI from Prototype to Production

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 11:30 AM ET

Why 90% of AI pilots stall at the authority boundary — and how to break through.

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More about the webinar

You built a promising AI prototype. Leadership is excited. Then it hits the authority-to-operate wall — and six months later, it's still sitting in a sandbox while the mission need grows more urgent. This isn't a technology problem. It's a process problem. In this session, we'll show how organizations are compressing ATO timelines for AI systems by building security and compliance into the development workflow — not bolting it on at the end.

Who should attend

Program managers, mission owners, engineering leaders, and ISSMs responsible for getting AI systems accredited and into production.

What you'll learn

  • Why AI systems are different — the unique accreditation challenges of models that learn, drift, and consume external data
  • Shift-left compliance — how to build your AI environment on pre-authorized infrastructure so 80% of your controls are inherited on day one
  • The 'continuous ATO' model — moving from point-in-time authority snapshots to ongoing, automated compliance validation
  • Working with your ISSM, not against them — framing AI risk in language accreditors understand, and giving them the artifacts they need before they ask
  • Real timelines — what '90 days to production' looks like, step by step

Part of the series

1Accelerating Federal Missions with AWS Cloud2Bringing AI to Your Most Sensitive Missions — Without the 18-Month Wait3Your Data is the Weapon System: Building Secure Data Pipelines for AI4From Sandbox to ATO: Accelerating AI from Prototype to Production5Scaling What Works: Operating AI at Mission Speed