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Be Audit-Ready: Pre-Implementation Security Checklist for Public Sector LMS

Before your LMS goes live, ensure it passes audit scrutiny—without delays or remediation fire drills.

Public-sector LMS deployments face stringent security, compliance, and accessibility requirements. This pre-implementation checklist helps agencies validate that critical controls are in place before launch—so your LMS doesn’t become an audit risk.

Designed for government, public safety, and regulated public-sector environments, this checklist provides a clear, step-by-step framework to confirm security posture, documentation, and authorization readiness ahead of final approval.

What This Checklist Covers

This checklist helps your team verify readiness across the most common audit and ATO checkpoints, including:

  • Regulatory scope and compliance alignment (FedRAMP, FISMA, CJIS, Section 508)

  • Security authorization artifacts (SSP, SAP, SAR) and system boundary validation

  • FedRAMP or agency Authority to Operate (ATO) status and inheritance

  • Section 508 accessibility and WCAG 2.1 Level AA requirements

  • Roles, responsibilities, and required security documentation (ISSO, ISSM, POA&M)

  • Incident response, reporting, and coordination with CSIRC/US-CERT

  • Encryption, key management, and network perimeter controls

  • Identity, access management, and automated provisioning

  • Backup, recovery, audit logging, and SIEM integration

  • Third-party and supply chain risk assessments

  • Final penetration testing and vulnerability remediation

Each item is designed to be checked off with supporting evidence—making this checklist a practical audit companion, not just a planning document.

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Who This Checklist Is For

  • Federal, state, and local government agencies
  • Public safety and justice organizations
  • IT security, compliance, and risk management teams
  • LMS program owners preparing for ATO, accreditation, or audit review

If your LMS must withstand formal audits, security assessments, or regulatory oversight, this checklist helps you get ahead of issues before they become findings.

Why It Matters

Security gaps discovered after LMS deployment can delay approval, increase risk exposure, and trigger costly remediation. This checklist helps ensure your LMS implementation is audit-ready from day one, not retrofitted afterward.

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Get The Checklist

Get the Pre-Implementation Security Checklist for Public Sector LMS and validate your readiness before launch