Overview
What GovIntel is
GovIntel is a read-only governance assessment of one AWS account, scored deterministically and delivered as a dated board pack PDF.
GovIntel reads the configuration of one AWS account, scores what it finds against a published methodology, and produces a dated PDF written for a board rather than for an engineering team.
It is a measurement, not an opinion. Every number in the board pack is derived from evidence the assessment actually collected, and the pack prints the thresholds and weights that produced it so a reader can recompute the result.
What it is not
GovIntel is not an audit, not a certification, and not an assurance engagement. No auditor is engaged, no opinion is issued, and nothing GovIntel produces attests compliance with a framework. It answers a narrower question: what should this board know about how this AWS environment is governed.
The shape of an engagement
| Stage | Who acts | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Intake | You | A short form; nothing technical |
| Authorization | You | One CloudFormation stack creates one read-only role |
| Verification | GovIntel | A real run assumes the role and checks the boundary |
| Assessment | GovIntel | Collectors run, controls are checked, the pack is scored |
| Delivery | You | The board pack arrives through your own portal |
What is assessed
Three governance domains are scored: security, resilience and cost. A domain the evidence cannot support is reported as not assessed and excluded from the overall score, never scored as zero.
Read What GovIntel does not do next. It is the shortest route to knowing whether this is the right product for the question you are asking.