Independent Assessment & Governance
Evaluation of federal technology and AI programs against published criteria, with evidence-based findings and audit-ready documentation.
Capability detailIndependent assessment and governance
Federal technology decisions require evidence that holds up.
Elvaris evaluates federal technology and AI programs against the criteria agencies are already accountable to, producing documented findings, risk determinations, and audit-ready evidence.
We assess programs. We do not build or operate them.
20 yearsRegulated program leadership
IndependentNo delivery-side conflict
Audit-readyEvidence assembled as work proceeds
Core capabilities
Independent review for accountable officials.
Focused assessment workstreams for agencies and primes that need defensible findings without adding another delivery contractor.
AI Governance Frameworks
Use-case intake, risk tiering, impact assessments, decision rights, release gates, and human-in-the-loop control design.
Capability detailPerformance Measure Assessment
Review of program performance measures for completeness and reliability under GPRA and GPRAMA.
Capability detailIndependent Assurance
Periodic verification that governance controls, evidence, monitoring, and findings management operate as designed.
Capability detailAssessment basis
Published criteria. Traceable evidence. Defensible findings.
The work is anchored to the frameworks and policy instruments federal programs already answer to.
NIST AI RMF 1.0Risk management functions and governance outcomes
NIST AI 600-1Generative AI risk profile and control considerations
OMB M-25-21Federal agency AI use and high-impact system requirements
OMB M-26-04LLM procurement transparency and documentation
GAO AI FrameworkAccountability principles for federal AI systems
GPRA / GPRAMAPerformance measures, reliability, and evidence
Why Elvaris
Independence is not a disclaimer. It is the operating model.
Elvaris stays on one side of the line deliberately. That structure removes the conflict a delivery contractor cannot resolve and makes the assessment more useful to evaluators, executives, and auditors.
- 01No delivery relationship to the systems we assess
- 02Assessment against published criteria, not opinion
- 03Approximately twenty years of regulated program leadership
- 04Senior practitioner delivery, engagement-scoped
Federal registration
Ready for acquisition review.
- UEI
- WXMQSWKSVE44
- CAGE
- 20FG8
- NAICS
- 541611 / 541512 / 541690
- PSC
- R408
- SAM Registration
- Active
About the practice
Built around the separation between building and governing.
Elvaris Consulting Group assesses federal technology and AI programs against NIST guidance, OMB policy, and federal performance-reporting obligations. The output is a documented assessment an accountable official can sign and an auditor can follow.
Civilian-agency focus, with concentration at DHS and its components, alongside VA, HHS, and GSA.
Start a conversation
Bring the requirement. We will define the assessment boundary.
For agency requirements, prime-subcontractor discussions, capability requests, or a review of the Elvaris proof package.
Directerigillo@elvariscg.com