Secure FCI cloud enclave for a government contractor
A dedicated, managed Azure environment for a contractor handling Federal Contract Information. Designed, built, and operated end to end by ACTsavi.
A shared setup that no longer fit the obligations
The client needed a dedicated, secure cloud environment to safeguard the Federal Contract Information it handles under government work, replacing a shared setup that no longer fit its obligations.
The requirement was real and specific. And continuity mattered. The team had to keep working throughout the transition.
Every layer earns access before the data is reached
A defense-in-depth model shown as nested concentric layers. From the outside in: the public internet with fixed egress, then conditional access with multi-factor authentication and geographic restriction, then virtual network isolation with private endpoints, then trusted-launch session hosts, and at the center the Azure Virtual Desktop environment containing Federal Contract Information.
Security built in from the start, not bolted on
ACTsavi designed and delivered the environment end to end, then stayed on to operate it. At its core is a managed virtual desktop backed by hardened, identity-based cloud file storage, so the team works inside a controlled space instead of on scattered local machines.
Secure Cloud Architecture
- Managed Azure Virtual Desktop for multi-user access
- Hardened storage with identity-based access and default-deny
- VNet isolation, private endpoints, fixed-egress networking
- Trusted-launch session hosts with hardware-rooted boot integrity
Identity and Access
- Microsoft Entra ID with Conditional Access policy design
- Enforced MFA and legacy-authentication blocking
- Geographic access restriction to authorized regions
- Least-privilege roles with a separated break-glass model
Security Operations
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud across servers and storage
- Centralized logging and monitoring with Log Analytics
- Backup and recovery with enforced soft-delete retention
- Documented incident intake and change-management procedures
Compliance Documentation
- Built and documented to NIST SP 800-161 and 800-53
- Cyber supply-chain risk management documentation
- Standard operating procedures and user guides
- Supplier and third-party access documentation
Managed Operations
- Identity lifecycle management for users joining, moving, and leaving
- Continuous monitoring and patching against defined service levels
- Cost governance, tagging, and cleanup of orphaned resources
- Audited, documented model for any administrative access
Gated, evidence-based build
Every phase was validated against real output before the next began. Verify-before-execute discipline on every change to a production environment handling government data. The result can be defended to an assessor on what was actually deployed, not what was intended.
One point of contact, full accountability
The contractor works directly with ACTsavi. No account manager layer, no handoff between sales and engineering. The team that designs and builds the environment is the team that operates it.
A defensible posture the client did not have to build or run themselves
Full control
A standalone, secure enclave the client fully owns and controls, replacing the shared setup it outgrew.
One protected path
Users sign in to a virtual desktop and reach their shared files through a single protected path, with MFA enforced.
Right-sized cost
Delivered at the commercial tier: a defensible, documented posture without a government-cloud boundary it did not require.
Operated, not just delivered
Monitored, backed up, documented, and run by ACTsavi as an ongoing managed service, so the contractor does not carry the operational burden.
The underserved middle of the federal contractor landscape
ACTsavi is productizing this engagement as a repeatable offering. New work follows the same gated delivery and managed operations model that backs the live environment described here.
Need a secure environment for federal contract work?
Schedule a consultation to find out where your Federal Contract Information actually lives, and what a controlled environment looks like for your business. You will talk to the engineer who builds it.
ACTsavi provides secure environment design, build, documentation, and ongoing managed operations, plus readiness advisory. It does not issue CMMC certifications, which is a C3PAO function.