Chainguard for the Public Sector | Secure OSS
Trusted open source that protects the public sector
AI is transforming both the attack and the defense of government systems. As EO 14409 directs agencies to harden against AI attacks, Chainguard provides the infrastructure that secures open source at machine speed so critical systems stay protected, compliant, and mission-ready.
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Chainguard supports:
Whether you run the program, build for it, or integrate it, Chainguard helps you get to mission faster, satisfy flow-down requirements, and reduce cost.
- Department of Defense
- Defense Contractors
- Intelligence Communities
- Federal Civilian Agencies
- Federal Systems Integrators
Hardened open source designed to accelerate the mission
- Secure by default: Reduce CVEs by 98% with minimal, hardened artifacts continuously rebuilt and patched
- Compliance-ready artifacts: Ship FIPS-validated, STIG-hardened images that meet FISMA, NIST 800-53, and IL4/5/6 requirements
Know exactly what’s entering your codebase with audit-ready SBOMs and signed SLSA provenance attestations.
Anduril innovates at mission speed and scale with Chainguard
Chainguard is a Leader in the 2026 Magic Quadrant™ for Software Supply Chain Security.
Chainguard is also positioned furthest right for Completeness of Vision among all vendors evaluated.
Fast track your path to ATO with 800+ FIPS variants
Clear RMF scan gates without risk acceptances or POA&M justifications, and maintain a continuous posture on the path to cATO. Get accredited faster and maintain it easier.
Reduce operational cost and accelerate delivery
Replace resource-intensive patching and DIY golden image programs with the industry's largest catalog of zero-CVE images, re-built daily from source and backed by SLAs.
Keep airgapped systems secure
Systems that can't receive frequent patches accumulate new CVEs in their base images. Starting at near-zero keeps that number manageable over months offline.
Protect critical infrastructure from frontier AI model attacks
Athena is the industry coalition to protect open source from AI attacks, aligned with Executive Order 14409. It's fully operational today and has already processed 40,000+ findings and issued 2,000+ patches.
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