Public Sector
For federal agencies and contractors.
S1000D programs, MIL-STD compliance, defense and aerospace maintenance documentation, civilian agency content modernization.
View AgenciesSix regulated verticals.
Documentation in regulated industries isn't writing — it's compliance engineering. Each vertical names different standards. Domain depth, not generic technical writing skill, is what bridges them.
Documentation in regulated industries is compliance engineering.
Documentation in regulated industries isn't writing — it's compliance engineering. The artifacts produced are tested against named standards by auditors, regulators, attorneys, and ops teams. Stylistic prose is downstream of conformance; the artifact either meets the standard or it doesn't.
What gets shipped is what gets audited. The cost of a miss isn't a stylistic edit; it's a regulatory finding, a delayed approval, a recall, a fine, a claims dispute, a contract default. Documentation engineering is risk engineering through a particular surface — the page, the topic, the data module.
Each vertical names different standards. FDA SPL and 21 CFR Part 11 in life sciences. S1000D and MIL-STD-40051 in defense. XBRL and SOX in financial services. AAR M-1003 and FAA AC 43.13 in transportation. NAIC ORSA and state-specific PDS in insurance. SOC 2 and ISO 27001 in technology. Generic technical writing doesn't bridge these. Domain depth — knowing which standard applies to which artifact, knowing the audit cadence, knowing what gets tested when — does.
Where Extense applies that depth is named below. Five verticals, each with its own standards landscape and audit cadence.
Industry × regulatory framework.
The standards landscape for each vertical, in one table. Click any industry name to read the deep practice page.
| Industry | Primary Regulators | Key Document Types | Standards Engineered To | Audit Cadence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government & Defense | DoD · DLA · MDA · NSA · NARA · GSA | IETMs · Technical Manuals · Maintenance Procedures · Training materials | S1000D · MIL-STD-40051 · IETP · CSDB | Per-program; major reviews at PDR, CDR, FCA, PCA |
| Financial Services | SEC · FDIC · FRB · OCC · FINRA | 10-K/10-Q · XBRL filings · Policy docs · Audit-trail logs · Disclosures | XBRL · SOX 404 · Basel III · FINRA 4530 · ISO 20022 | Quarterly (10-Q) · Annual (10-K, SOX) · Continuous (FINRA) |
| Insurance | NAIC · State Insurance Commissioners · IAIS | Product Disclosure Statements · Claim SOPs · Policy variants by state · Underwriting docs | NAIC ORSA · ACORD · ISO Forms · State-specific PDS schemas | Annual ORSA · State filings on rate change · Continuous policy updates |
| Life Sciences | FDA (CDER, CDRH) · EMA · NMPA · Health Canada | IFUs · Clinical Study Reports · eCTD/IDMP submissions · SPLs · Risk Management Files | 21 CFR Part 11 · ISO 13485 · ICH E3/E6 · FDA SPL · EU MDR · ISO 14971 | Per-submission · Annual surveillance · Recall events trigger ad-hoc |
| Transportation | FAA · FRA · DOT/NHTSA · USCG · ICAO · IMO | Maintenance manuals · Service bulletins · Owner's manuals · Safety case documentation | S1000D · ATA Spec 2200 (aviation) · AAR M-1003 (rail) · FMVSS (auto) · IMO MSC | Per-modification · Per-incident · Annual fleet inspection cycles |
| Technology | FCC · FTC · NIST · CISA · ITAR (defense-tech) | Datasheets · Application notes · Reference designs · API/SDK docs · Security attestations | IEEE · IPC · SOC 2 · ISO 27001 · NIST 800-series · ITAR | Annual SOC 2 · Per-release product docs · Continuous CI/CD-driven publishing |
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Private Sector
For commercial buyers and partners.
Regulated-industry programs across financial services, life sciences, transportation, and insurance. Standards-driven documentation engineering at audit-grade depth.
Industries we serve outside our deepest six.
Six named verticals are where Extense holds deepest standards depth. Adjacent industries — Telecom (3GPP standards), Energy (NERC CIP, API specs), Manufacturing (ISO 9001, machinery directive) — share enough technical-documentation surface that we serve them under bounded-scope engagements. Talk to us if your vertical isn't named here.
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