Application Teams
Overview
Application and system teams at CMS are the people who design, build, and maintain the platforms that CMS uses to deliver healthcare services. These teams are sometimes called Application Development Organizations (ADOs).
Every person working on CMS systems should aim to proactively to mitigate risk in the system lifecycle by considering security at each step and using tools and practices that meet federal standards for information security and privacy.
All resources in Application Teams
General Information
- Authorization to Operate (ATO)
- CMS CyberWorks
- CMS Information System Risk Assessment (ISRA)
- CMS ISSO Journal
- CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- CMS Security and Privacy Handbooks
- CMS Technical Reference Architecture (TRA)
- CMS Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP)
- Email Encryption Requirements at CMS
- Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA)
- Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)
- Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M)
- Rapid Cloud Review (RCR)
- Role Based Training (RBT)
- Security Controls Assessment (SCA)
- Security Impact Analysis (SIA)
- Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
- Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)
Policies and Handbooks
- Access Control (AC)
- Audit and Accountability (AU)
- Awareness and Training (AT)
- CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS)
- CMS Breach Analysis Team (BAT) Handbook
- CMS Cybersecurity and Privacy Training & Awareness Handbook
- CMS Information Systems Security & Privacy Policy (IS2P2)
- CMS Key Management Handbook
- CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Assess Step
- CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Authorize Step
- CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Categorize Step
- CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Implement Step
- CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Monitor Step
- CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Prepare Step
- CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Select Step
- CMS Threat Modeling Handbook
- Configuration Management (CM)
- Guidance for Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at CMS
- HHS Policy for Rules of Behavior for Use of Information & IT Resources
- Identification and Authentication (IA)
- Incident Response (IR)
- Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP) Handbook
- Maintenance (MA)
- Media Protection (MP)
- Personnel Security (PS)
- Physical & Environmental Protection (PE)
- Risk Management Handbook Chapter 12: Security & Privacy Planning (PL)
- Risk Management Handbook Chapter 15: System & Services Acquisition
- Risk Management Handbook Chapter 2: Awareness and Training (AT)
- Risk Management Handbook Chapter 8: Incident Response (IR)
- RMH Chapter 16: System & Communications Protection
- RMH Chapter 4: Security Assessment & Authorization
- System and Services Acquisition (SA)
- Vetting & Credentialling Informational Guide
Tools and Services
- Advanced Cybersecurity Concepts
- CMS Cybersecurity Integration Center (CCIC)
- CMS FISMA Continuous Tracking System (CFACTS)
- CMS Hybrid Cloud
- Cyber Risk Reports (CRR)
- Cybersecurity and Risk Assessment Program (CSRAP)
- Penetration Testing (PenTesting)
- SaaS Governance (SaaSG)
- SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
- Threat Modeling
Latest articles and updates
- 12/4/2025UpdatesFrom Policy
CISO Memo 25-02: Mandatory enrollment of all cloud resources into CNAPP
All CMS cloud resources must be enrolled in the enterprise Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) by June 30, 2026
- 12/3/2025ArticlesFrom Zero Trust
Linking encryption to power Zero Trust
Linking network and data encryption with programmatic Key Management Service (KMS) alerts is essential for CMS to achieve advanced Zero Trust maturity
- 11/20/2025ArticlesFrom Policy
Announcing CMS’s New AI Best Practices
This blog is to announce the release of CMS's Artificial Intelligence Best Practices