Dr. Darren Death, ICIT Fellow, shares his perspective on using the Risk Management Framework (RMF) as intended - as an engineering framework that links security requirements to system behavior.
The RMF defines a complete model for continuous authorization and should be executed as part of engineering and operations, rather than as a separate compliance process.
The Risk Management Framework is intended to align engineering, operations, and governance with measurable control performance.
Author's summary: Execute RMF as engineering discipline.