What types of government systems can Eggplant help modernize?

Eggplant tests federal agency systems including legacy mainframes (Cobol, IMS, DB2), citizen-facing portals, benefits administration platforms, financial and procurement systems, mission-critical defense IT, and the cloud-native applications replacing them. Most engagements focus on validating mainframe-to-cloud modernisation workflows where mixed-technology testing is hardest.

Can Eggplant test legacy mainframe systems and proprietary government applications?

Yes. Because Eggplant tests at the UI level using image recognition, it validates 3270 green-screen mainframe interfaces, AS/400 displays, and proprietary agency applications without requiring API hooks the systems don’t expose. This is the technical capability that makes Eggplant viable for federal modernisation where many legacy systems were never built with automation in mind.

What security clearance levels and classification environments does Eggplant support?

Eggplant runs natively in air-gapped, classified environments up to and including SCIF deployments. No cloud connectivity is required, no external data transfer occurs, and the platform can be deployed entirely inside the secure boundary. This makes it suitable for defense IT, intelligence community systems, and other classified federal environments.

Can Eggplant help with regulatory compliance?

Yes. Eggplant generates audit-ready evidence for FedRAMP (Low, Moderate, High), FISMA, NIST 800-53 controls, Section 508 accessibility, and DoD STIG compliance. Test execution captures the traceability, screenshots, and reporting that ATO documentation requires, typically reducing the manual documentation burden on compliance teams by 60-80%.

Can Eggplant scale for large government IT ecosystems?

Yes. Eggplant is deployed across federal civilian agencies, DoD components, and intelligence community systems. It supports distributed test execution across agencies and locations, role-based access for separated teams, and integration with federal CI/CD platforms including air-gapped DevSecOps environments.

How does Eggplant integrate with DevSecOps practices and government development pipelines?

Eggplant integrates with Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps Government Cloud, and air-gapped DevSecOps platforms used in classified environments. For requirements traceability, it connects with DOORS, Jama, and other tools used in federal acquisition programs.

How quickly can a government agency see results after implementing Eggplant?

Most agencies see meaningful results within the first two quarters. The US Army moved from a 10-hour test event every three days to a 24-hour test event every day. Initial wins typically come from automating high-frequency regression workflows or compressing the testing portion of ATO timelines, where manual evidence generation was the longest-pole activity.

Automated Software Testing for Government

Eggplant for federal software testing automation, mainframe modernization validation, and ATO-ready evidence generation. Runs natively in air-gapped GovCloud and classified environments.

The Mainframe Still Runs. Your Tools Don’t Reach It.

The hardest part of federal software modernization isn’t replacing legacy systems, it’s validating them while they’re still running. A COBOL mainframe that processes millions of transactions daily can’t be taken offline to test. It can’t have agents installed. And it can’t be tested with the same tools the cloud-native replacement uses. Most agencies are managing this gap manually.

Why Automated Software Testing Matters in Government

Mainframe and Cloud Validation in the Same Test Run

Federal agencies modernize incrementally; cloud-native front ends sit on top of COBOL mainframes that process millions of transactions daily and cannot be taken offline to test. Eggplant validates both in the same run. Green-screen mainframe interfaces are tested through image recognition with no agent installation, no source code access, and no disruption to the live system. Modern cloud applications are tested with the same approach. No boundary between old and new creates a gap in coverage.

Automated ATO Evidence Generation

ATO timelines are dominated by evidence collection, not testing. Eggplant auto-generates FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, and Section 508 documentation with every test run – timestamps, results, and screenshots included.

Air-Gapped and Classified Environment Support

Eggplant runs inside GovCloud, classified networks, and on-premises secure facilities. No external connectivity required, no data crossing the boundary. Continuous automated testing where most tools cannot.

Citizen-Facing and Mission-Critical Coverage

From benefits portals and procurement systems to mission-critical defense IT, Eggplant validates the full federal technology estate. Computer vision tests citizen-facing applications the way residents and operators experience them, catching accessibility failures, broken workflows, and integration errors that affect real people before they reach production.

What You Get

AI-driven software testing for every critical government system and workflow.

Mainframe to Cloud Testing

Eggplant validates legacy mainframe interfaces (3270 green-screen, AS/400) and modern cloud applications with the same image-based approach. Mixed-technology environments (the norm in federal IT) are fully covered without separate tools for legacy and modern systems.
Automated Compliance Evidence

FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, Section 508, and DoD STIG evidence generates automatically with every test run. ATO documentation builds passively throughout the testing cycle rather than requiring a dedicated evidence sprint before submission.
Classified Environment Deployment

Full deployment inside air-gapped GovCloud, classified networks, and SCIF environments. No cloud connectivity required, no data leaving the secure boundary, no external vendor infrastructure inside the perimeter.
Citizen and Operator Experience

Computer vision validates citizen-facing portals, benefits systems, and agency interfaces the way real users experience them, including accessibility validation that static checkers cannot provide, ensuring federal digital services work for every resident they serve.

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