Sovereign Systems Architecture
Security Sector Resource Management (SSRM)
Establishing financial governance for defense and interior ministries. We focus on biometric payroll integrity for security forces and logistics expenditure controls—the critical bedrock of stability.
Technical Notes: Security Finance
The Triple Nexus Verification Framework - Humanitarian, Development, and Peacebuilding
June 26, 2025
Explore a verification framework for the Triple Nexus (Humanitarian-Development-Peace), moving beyond siloed monitoring. Learn how to assess interdependencies and strategic coherence across interventions in complex environments.
Override Governance: Auditing Super-User Privileges in Sovereign Financial Systems
June 18, 2025
Explore the critical risk of privileged user accounts in financial systems and why auditing them is paramount. Learn about the governance framework for managing superuser access to ensure fiduciary oversight.
Operational Security and Business Continuity Standards for non-permissive deployments
June 5, 2025
Learn how integrating Security Risk Management (SRM) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is crucial for protecting non-permissive deployments and ensuring mission resilience in challenging environments.
Public Financial Management (PFM) & Civil Service Administration
The public wage bill is often the single largest expenditure in a fragile state. We link Human Resource Management (HRM) systems directly to the Budget, preventing the proliferation of 'ghost workers' and ensuring fiscal sustainability.
Technical Notes: PFM & Payroll
Investment-Grade Due Diligence - Applying Private Sector Rigor to Aid Portfolios
June 29, 2025
Learn how applying investment-grade due diligence to development aid programs goes beyond basic compliance. Discover a holistic, forward-looking assessment of operational models, technology, governance, and resilience for strategic assurance.
Architectural Pragmatism - Reassessing Monolithic Systems in Low-Capacity States
June 10, 2025
Explore the pragmatic argument for monolithic financial systems in low-capacity states. This article re-evaluates architectural risks, arguing that basic fiscal control and centralized accountability may outweigh the pursuit of modular agility in certain contexts.
Integrated Fiduciary Monitoring: A Risk-Based Assurance Framework
May 15, 2025
Learn how integrated financial and physical monitoring protects development investments in high-risk environments, preventing fraud and ensuring effective project delivery.
Adaptive Assurance Protocols for Access-Constrained Sovereign Zones
March 11, 2025
Discover a framework for adaptive monitoring in volatile environments using a Traffic Light system to modify methodologies based on access levels ensuring resilient verification and insights
Technical Notes: Audit & Controls
Synthetic Data Validation: Forensic Testing of Financial Software Logic
June 25, 2025
Discover how curated test data sets can act as the ultimate lie detector for financial software, revealing hidden flaws and ensuring system robustness beyond "happy path" scenarios.
Override Governance: Auditing Super-User Privileges in Sovereign Financial Systems
June 18, 2025
Explore the critical risk of privileged user accounts in financial systems and why auditing them is paramount. Learn about the governance framework for managing superuser access to ensure fiduciary oversight.
Architectural Pragmatism - Reassessing Monolithic Systems in Low-Capacity States
June 10, 2025
Explore the pragmatic argument for monolithic financial systems in low-capacity states. This article re-evaluates architectural risks, arguing that basic fiscal control and centralized accountability may outweigh the pursuit of modular agility in certain contexts.
Logic Mapping Methodologies: Visualizing Control Flows in Proprietary Systems
March 8, 2025
Learn how logic mapping helps visually reconstruct opaque "black box" financial systems. This forensic approach uses empirical testing to create a blueprint of actual data flows and decision rules, revealing the true operational process.
Verifiable Systems Architecture: Standards for Sovereign Digital Infrastructure
January 20, 2025
Discover the "Verifiable System" standard for development sector tech, moving from reactive audits to proactive design. Learn about key attributes like exposed configuration, forensically sound audit trails, and dedicated monitoring APIs.
Automated Sanity Checks: Designing Internal Logic Controls for Sovereign Payroll
January 10, 2025
Discover why relying on subjective "looks right" assessments for payroll is a weak control. Learn how automated sanity checks can transform your payroll system into a resilient, active participant in financial oversight.
Centre of Government (CoG) Architecture
Operationalizing the Delivery Unit. →
In the chaos of reconstruction, the Executive Branch needs a functioning 'Brain'. We design Centre of Government (CoG) units that coordinate policy implementation across ministries, ensuring the Cabinet's will is translated into action.
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Central Banking & Payment Infrastructure
Restoring Correspondent Banking Relations →
We address the structural drivers of 'De-risking'. By building robust AML/CFT frameworks within the Central Bank, we help restore vital remittance corridors and reconnect the sovereign financial system to the global economy.
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Fiduciary Oversight of ODA
How do we prevent diversion in high-risk zones?
We act as the fiduciary gatekeeper for Official Development Assistance (ODA). By implementing rigorous Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) and expenditure verification, we ensure that donor funds reach their intended beneficiaries without leakage.
Review our verification methodology.
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Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI)
Rebuilding the Auditor General's Office
The Supreme Audit Institution is the ultimate guarantor of sovereign integrity. We rebuild these critical bodies from scratch, drafting the Audit Acts and training the auditors who will hold the government accountable.
Review our capacity building framework for SAIs.
Synthetic Data Validation: Forensic Testing of Financial Software Logic
June 25, 2025
Discover how curated test data sets can act as the ultimate lie detector for financial software, revealing hidden flaws and ensuring system robustness beyond "happy path" scenarios.
Override Governance: Auditing Super-User Privileges in Sovereign Financial Systems
June 18, 2025
Explore the critical risk of privileged user accounts in financial systems and why auditing them is paramount. Learn about the governance framework for managing superuser access to ensure fiduciary oversight.
Logic Mapping Methodologies: Visualizing Control Flows in Proprietary Systems
March 8, 2025
Learn how logic mapping helps visually reconstruct opaque "black box" financial systems. This forensic approach uses empirical testing to create a blueprint of actual data flows and decision rules, revealing the true operational process.
Verifiable Systems Architecture: Standards for Sovereign Digital Infrastructure
January 20, 2025
Discover the "Verifiable System" standard for development sector tech, moving from reactive audits to proactive design. Learn about key attributes like exposed configuration, forensically sound audit trails, and dedicated monitoring APIs.
Automated Sanity Checks: Designing Internal Logic Controls for Sovereign Payroll
January 10, 2025
Discover why relying on subjective "looks right" assessments for payroll is a weak control. Learn how automated sanity checks can transform your payroll system into a resilient, active participant in financial oversight.
Chain of Custody - Auditing Data Integrity and Modification Logs
December 27, 2024
Understand the critical importance of the data custody chain in financial systems. Learn how to audit user access controls to ensure data integrity and enforce the principle of least privilege.
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