AI for government agencies, built to pass an authorization.
AI for real public-sector work: document and forms processing, constituent assistants, fraud detection, and knowledge search, inside the security and accountability rules government runs on. Built FedRAMP and FISMA aware, with a senior Sthenos team accountable from first call to production.
In this guide: What we deliver, What makes it safe, Security review, Who we build for, Why Sthenos, Questions, Related guides.
Document and forms processing, constituent assistants, fraud detection, and knowledge search.
Grounding, guardrails, access controls, audit logging, and human review for sensitive decisions.
The architecture, hosting, and controls planned for an authorization path.
Usually document processing or a grounded knowledge assistant.
What we deliver
Production AI for federal, state, and local agencies, governed and auditable, not a demo that hallucinates.
Document & forms processing
Reading, classifying, and extracting data from the high volume of documents agencies handle, with humans reviewing what matters.
Constituent & staff assistants
Grounded assistants that answer from approved sources instead of guessing, reducing call and ticket volume.
Fraud, waste & anomaly detection
Flagging unusual patterns in payments, claims, and applications for human investigators.
Knowledge search
Making policy, regulation, and internal knowledge findable so staff spend less time hunting and more time deciding.
Operations automation
Taking repetitive, rules-plus-judgment work off people's plates so teams focus on the mission.
What makes AI for government safe to use
Grounding, guardrails, access controls, audit logging, and human review for sensitive decisions, documented for the security reviews and authorizations agencies require.
Figure 1. Where each control sits
Built from this page: grounding, guardrails, access controls, audit logging, and human review for sensitive decisions, documented for the security reviews and authorizations agencies require. Structure only; no values are drawn.
A demo
What agencies cannot use- A demo that hallucinates
- Guessing instead of answering from sources
- Security and governance an afterthought
Production AI
Governed and auditable- Answers from approved sources
- Human review for sensitive decisions
- Documented for security reviews and authorizations
Built to pass a security review
AI fails in regulated environments when security and governance are an afterthought. We build them in from the first commit.
Built for buyers who answer to auditors
Government and regulated commercial teams that need AI that is accurate and safe, not a demo that hallucinates.
Boutique accountability with partner delivery capacity.
A senior Sthenos lead owns your engagement and engineers AI to be grounded and controlled rather than impressive and unreliable. We scale delivery capacity as a program grows, with senior Sthenos engineers accountable throughout. You get the focus of a boutique and the reach of an enterprise.
Credentials
Read what SBA-certified EDWOSB and WOSB status allows a contracting officer to do, and how to verify it.
Is AI safe to use in government?
It can be, when it is built with grounding, guardrails, access controls, audit logging, and human review for sensitive decisions, and when it is documented for the security reviews and authorizations agencies require.
Does AI for government need FedRAMP?
It depends on the system and the data. Cloud services handling federal data typically need an authorization path, so the architecture, hosting, and controls should be planned for that from the start.
Can a small business build AI for federal agencies?
Yes. Sthenos Technologies (Sthenos LLC) is an SBA-certified EDWOSB and WOSB (5 March 2026 to 5 March 2029; NAICS 541511, UEI ULUZGKWYCJB7, CAGE 9RX92, active on SAM.gov) that builds AI for the public sector, with enterprise-scale delivery capacity. Verify the certification in the SBA Small Business Search.
What is the best first AI project for an agency?
Usually document processing or a grounded knowledge assistant: high volume, clear value, and a bounded risk profile that is straightforward to govern.
Tell us the outcome your agency needs, and we will tell you how to deliver it accurately and safely.
A senior Sthenos engineer will scope your use case and the path to production.
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