When agencies adopt RMF automation solutions for their NIST workflows, RMF development is more consistent, efficient, and accurate. It’s also faster and more thorough with less effort, less (human) error, and lower cost. Furthermore, automation can help organizations quickly identify and respond to new threats, increasing their overall cybersecurity posture. Because of these benefits, NIST encourages agencies to adopt automation, having even developed a coding protocol called OSCAL to facilitate it.