DoD: Case Studies

Department of War · U.S. Air Force · Deployment time cut from weeks to hours

Accelerating Software Delivery for the U.S. Air Force through Kessel Run

INNOVIM served as the primary technical execution arm for Phantom Eagle under the Kessel Run Data Science contract. We were responsible for delivering high-impact DevSecOps, data science, and cloud-native software engineering support to accelerate the Air Force’s transformation to an agile, software-defined enterprise. Our team led technical engagements with government stakeholders, supported classified and IL6 environments, and implemented secure, scalable infrastructure for continuous software delivery.

Key areas of impact included:

CI/CD Enablement and Pipeline Automation: Designed and deployed secure CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Jenkins, and ConcourseCI, integrated with security tools like SonarQube, Fortify, and Snyk to ensure hardened, production-ready software across environments.
Cloud-Native Architecture Deployment: Migrated multiple KR applications to a Kubernetes-based All-Domain Common Platform (ADCP) hosted in AWS GovCloud and classified domains (IL6), ensuring high availability and interoperability.
DevSecOps Toolchain Integration: Implemented automated vulnerability scanning, container registry management (ECR), and secure deployments leveraging Skaffold, Helm, and Terraform-based IaC.
Developer Enablement: Established local Kubernetes clusters and a secure self-service developer portal, improving velocity and consistency from development to production.
Security and c-ATO Support: Integrated security automation into the development lifecycle, supporting Continuous Authority to Operate (c-ATO) through rigorous code analysis, identity access control (aligned with ICAM), and incident response readiness.

Project Benefits

Accelerated Software Delivery: Reduced deployment times from weeks to hours through fully automated CI/CD pipelines and IaC practices.
Mission Continuity in Classified Environments: Seamlessly transitioned 12+ applications to secure, IL6-compliant Kubernetes clusters, supporting operational warfighting needs.
Strengthened Cyber Posture: Enabled continuous compliance and rapid remediation through integrated security scans, supporting ATO and c-ATO sustainment.
Developer Empowerment: Delivered a self-service platform that improved developer efficiency and ensured production parity testing environments.
DoD-Wide Interoperability: Resolved spec interoperability issues (e.g., USMTF), enhancing integration with broader DoD software systems.

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