Second Front Systems

Second Front Systems (2F) is a public-benefit, venture-backed software company that accelerates government access to emerging technologies. It provides a fully accredited, managed DevSecOps platform and a secure cloud hosting environment for deploying mission-critical applications to government networks. The firm operates in the United States and serves customers ranging from startups to publicly traded defense contractors across national security, defense and the wider public sector.

The company's flagship product, 2F Suite, covers the full software development and delivery process, spanning secure development, accreditation and edge deployment. It is designed to shorten the deployment of mission-critical applications to government networks to weeks, rather than the years-long timeline traditionally associated with such work. The suite comprises three components: 2F Workshop for secure development, 2F Game Warden for obtaining rapid FedRAMP and DoD ATO (Authority to Operate) accreditations, and 2F Frontier for edge deployment to drones, devices and vehicles.

Technical work at the company spans DevSecOps, secure cloud hosting, secure software development, software delivery and deployment automation, edge deployment, and cloud accreditation. The company describes itself as mission-driven and states that it was founded by former U.S. Marines with firsthand combat experience, motivated by the dangers that outdated technology poses in combat and focused on protecting the world's democracies.