# A thought experiment on using low-vulnerability Chainguard Images to speed government software delivery

DevFeed: [A thought experiment on using low-vulnerability Chainguard Images to speed government software delivery](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ship-software-to-uncle-sam-faster-with-zero-known-vulnerability-containers-13230.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/ship-software-to-uncle-sam-faster-with-zero-known-vulnerability-containers>)

Published: 2023-06-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [authority to operate](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authority-to-operate.md>), [vulnerability management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability-management.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [chainguard labs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-labs.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [ato](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ato.md>), [authority-to-operate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authority-to-operate.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [chainguard-labs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-labs.md>), [container-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-security.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [fedramp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fedramp.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [image-cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image-cves.md>), [secure-container-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-container-image.md>), [secure-minimal-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-minimal-image.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerability-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-management.md>), [vulnerability-scanner](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-scanner.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article proposes studying whether Chainguard Images with zero-known or low vulnerability counts could reduce timelines and staff costs in government Authority to Operate processes. It presents this as a hypothesis requiring comparison with other ATO processes, not as a demonstrated result.

## Source excerpt

Discover how 0-known vulnerability containers from Chainguard Labs could accelerate software delivery to the government.