
When Policy Becomes Code: What the White House Cybersecurity Executive Order Means for SaaS Architecture
Executive Order 14144 marks a significant shift in how federal agencies define secure software. It pushes beyond documentation and best practices toward enforceable, automated compliance – placing secure-by-design principles and machine-readable policy at the center of modern software delivery. For SaaS vendors working with regulated markets, infrastructure must now prove compliance by default. This post explores what EO 14144 mandates, how it builds on secure software guidance, and why policy-as-code is becoming essential to future-ready SaaS architecture.