FISMA/FedRAMP compliance roadmap drafted

Federal compliance without a roadmap is aspirational rather than actionable — developers patch individual findings without understanding which controls feed into ATO (Authority to Operate), which gaps block a FedRAMP assessment, or in what sequence remediation should proceed. NIST 800-53 rev5 PL-2 (System Security Plan) requires a documented security plan with milestones; CA-2 (Control Assessments) requires planned assessment cycles. FedRAMP rev5 PL-2 gates the authorization process on a compliant System Security Plan (SSP). Without a roadmap, audit findings pile up in a backlog with no prioritization framework, and federal procurement windows close before the system reaches assessable maturity.

Create docs/fedramp-compliance-roadmap.md with at least three phases, specific target months, and references to this audit's findings as input. Phase 1 should address every critical and high finding from this audit before any documentation work.

# FedRAMP / FISMA Compliance Roadmap

## Current Assessment
- Audit: gov-fisma-fedramp | Score: [score] | Date: [date]
- Critical gaps: TLS enforcement, hardcoded secrets, MFA
- Documentation gaps: privacy policy, incident response plan, security.txt

## Phase 1 — Technical Foundation (Months 1–2)
- [ ] Enforce HTTPS + HSTS on all auth flows (SC-8, SC-23)
- [ ] Remove hardcoded secrets; rotate any exposed credentials (IA-5)
- [ ] Implement MFA for admin routes (IA-2)
- [ ] Deploy all four required security headers (SC-8, SI-3)
- [ ] Add input validation to all API routes (SI-10)

## Phase 2 — Accountability Controls (Months 3–4)
- [ ] Implement structured audit logging (AU-2, AU-3, AU-12)
- [ ] Configure 30-minute session timeout (AC-12)
- [ ] Deploy RBAC with least-privilege roles (AC-2, AC-6)
- [ ] Tamper-evident log storage in managed log service (AU-9)

## Phase 3 — Documentation & Authorization (Months 5–6)
- [ ] Publish privacy policy, security.txt, incident response plan (PT-1, IR-8)
- [ ] Document backup/recovery procedures with RTO/RPO (CP-9)
- [ ] Third-party security assessment and POA&M submission