The GRC-ATF Knowledge Management System (KMS) uses Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) in conjunction with numerous other reputable 3rd-party MediaWiki extensions to deliver an entirely open-source Web 3.0 software stack for GRC-ATF, which enables low-cost digital transformation of all business processes. Software Configuration Management of the entire SMW application is fully automated using the NASA-developed Ansible project MEZA, which treats the entire application tech stack as Infrastructure-As-Code running on a GRC Data Center Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) Virtual Machine (VM). With built-in SAML integration for Authentication and Authorization, the application works seamlessly with NASA's LaunchPad SSO and the Agency’s centralized authorization management system (NAMS). The wiki farm produced by the MEZA project allows for easy deployment of new, standardized wikis with unique ACLs for NIST MODERATE agency data and as part of a Zero-Trust Architecture (ZTA).
Using this platform, GRC-ATF staff are directly empowered with a DIY approach to digitally transform existing paper-based workflows as well as to formalize new ad-hoc processes as needed. The only cost to this project is the PaaS VM it runs on and the small budget for local maintenance. This platform has enabled GRC-ATF’s organizational information to be managed as in-wiki query-able data rather than files. The data is both human-readable and machine processable, which has enabled GRC-ATF to automate repetitive data processing tasks through the use of bots. The flexibility of the platform has enabled GRC-ATF to develop a wiki farm that meets our exact needs, and can be perfected over time without having to work through contracts or agency service lines. GRC-ATF is free to operate and modify this system as-needed.