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Accelerate Your Federal Market Entry: Master ATO as a Leadership Strategy

Join an exclusive 3-week cohort starting April 30, designed for startup founders and tech leaders to navigate the federal innovation ecosystem and shorten the path to Authority to Operate (ATO).

Can't make the dates? Register anyway and receive the recordings to watch at your convenience.

Weekly 1-Hour Deep Dives

3 Weeks, 2 PM ET

Strategic ATO Roadmap

Shift from technical "box-checking" to a leadership-driven path to market.

Federal Entry Matrix

Get the proven framework to identify your fastest, most cost-effective path.

Executive Readiness

Master the leadership tools and self-assessments required for federal success.

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Course Instructor

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Henry J. Sienkiewicz

Henry is a cybersecurity strategist and former Chief Information Officer and Authorizing Official at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). He currently teaches cybersecurity and information assurance at Georgetown and George Washington Universities and advises organizations on trust architectures, cyber risk, and federal authorization strategy.

3-Week Schedule

The course is grounded in conceptual rigor, practical structures, and mission-aligned decision frameworks.

April 30: Where Authorization Risk Is Created

Understand why authorization is fundamentally a leadership risk decision rather than a late-stage compliance activity. Participants examine how architectural assumptions, ownership decisions, and governance structures create authorization risk early in a program.

May 7: How Executives Evaluate Authorization Readiness

Learn how Authorizing Officials evaluate trust in commercial systems under uncertainty. The session examines governance visibility, ownership clarity, system boundaries, and the signals that build authorization confidence.

May 14: Executive Decisions That De-Risk Federal Market Entry

Explore how executive decisions influence authorization outcomes and federal market readiness, including sponsorship, timing, governance discipline, and organizational accountability.

Program Deliverables

Executive Authorization Frameworks

Explore how executive decisions influence authorization outcomes and federal market readiness, including sponsorship, timing, governance discipline, and organizational accountability.

Authorization Decision Reference Guides

Materials explaining how Authorizing Officials evaluate trust, risk, and evidence in commercial systems.

Federal Market Entry Decision Models

Templates for structuring authorization pathways, sponsorship strategies, and organizational readiness.

Leadership Self-Assessment Tools

Exercises to evaluate authorization readiness across architecture, governance, and operational discipline.

Resources, Guidance, and Community Support

Participant Access Materials

Participants receive digital reference guides, worksheets, and structured examples to reinforce each session’s concepts.

Guided Learning Workflow

Each session includes structured discussion, examples, and reflection exercises designed for executive decision makers.

Community Support Channel

Participants may join a cohort discussion space to exchange insights and continue conversations throughout the program.