Application Development

Mission-Critical Application Development

CGN designs, engineers, and modernizes mission-critical applications tailored to each agency’s unique operational, security, compliance, and performance requirements. Our solutions are built to be resilient, scalable, fully auditable, and aligned with Federal cybersecurity and architectural standards.

Core Application Development Capabilities

• Web, desktop, and mobile application development using secure, modern frameworks
• API-driven architectures, microservices, and distributed systems enabling modular, high-availability solutions
• Legacy application refactoring, remediation, and modernization to improve performance, security, and maintainability
• Integration with enterprise identity, logging, monitoring, and audit frameworks (ICAM, SIEM, ATO-driven controls)
• Full SDLC support — requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, sustainment, and decommissioning (Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid)
• User story development, requirements gathering, and business process analysis aligned with mission workflows
• Cloud readiness assessments, application cloud migration, and cloud-native enablement
• Data architecture, database design, and application–data integration across structured, unstructured, and geospatial sources
• Human-centered design (HCD) and UX/UI engineering to improve usability, accessibility, and mission efficiency
• Automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, and secure development practices aligned with Federal guidance
• AI integration for development & test

Technical Expertise

CGN’s development teams are fluent in both modern open-source frameworks and traditional enterprise technology stacks widely deployed across Federal environments, enabling seamless integration with existing infrastructure and mission systems.