NDAA Compliant
NDAA Compliant Camera Systems
Already standardised on NDAA Section 889 compliant cameras? Surveillant is the AI video analytics layer that sits above them. It reads standard RTSP streams and uploaded recordings rather than one vendor's SDK, so your hardware decision stays a procurement decision, not a software constraint.
Supply Chain Security Is Non-Negotiable
The National Defense Authorization Act Section 889 prohibits federal agencies and their contractors from procuring or using telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from specific manufacturers deemed national security risks. This includes cameras and components from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua, along with their subsidiaries and OEM partners.
Compliance is not straightforward. Many camera brands are white-labeled versions of prohibited manufacturers, using the same firmware and chipsets under different brand names. Organizations that unknowingly deploy non-compliant equipment face contract termination, debarment from future government work, and significant remediation costs when forced to replace entire surveillance systems.
The challenge extends beyond just the cameras themselves. NDAA compliance requires documentation of the entire supply chain, from chipset manufacturing through final assembly, making vendor selection a critical compliance decision that affects an organization's eligibility for government contracts and federal facility access.
Analytics That Do Not Constrain Your Hardware Choice
Surveillant is the analysis layer that sits above your cameras, not a hardware vendor. Because it reads exported recordings and standard IP streams rather than talking to one manufacturer's proprietary SDK, choosing NDAA compliant cameras from vendors such as Axis Communications, Hanwha Techwin, Bosch Security or Vivotek does not limit what you can do with the footage afterwards.
To be clear about the boundary: we do not test cameras, certify firmware, or issue compliance documentation. Whether a given model satisfies Section 889 is a determination you and your contracting officers make from the manufacturer's own attestations. What we provide is what happens after the camera is chosen, and we would rather say that plainly than imply an approval process we do not run.
That separation is what makes a migration easier rather than harder. Because the analytics are not tied to a camera brand, replacing prohibited equipment changes your hardware and leaves your video search, alerting and evidence workflow exactly as it was.
Compliance Capabilities
NDAA Compliance Built Into Your Surveillance Stack
From hardware verification to procurement documentation, every capability designed to ensure Section 889 compliance across your camera infrastructure.
Brand-Independent Analysis
The analytics read the video itself, so they behave the same whichever compliant manufacturer you standardise on. Nothing in the pipeline is tied to one vendor SDK.
Exportable Evidence
Export a clip with its timestamps and the audit trail of who accessed it, in a form you can hand to an investigator or reviewer.
Migration Without Rework
Swapping cameras changes the hardware, not your workflow. Saved searches, alert rules and dashboards keep working after a replacement.
Access Auditing
Every view and export is written to an audit log with the user and timestamp, so footage handling can be reviewed after the fact.
Standard RTSP Streams
Cameras connect over standard RTSP, or you upload recordings directly. No proprietary hardware lock-in, so the approved manufacturer you pick is your call.
Event Alerting
Alert rules fire on what the analytics detect in the footage, with notifications routed to the people who need to act on them.
Supply Chain Security
Protect Your Government Contracts
NDAA compliant surveillance protects your eligibility for federal contracts and ensures your security infrastructure meets supply chain requirements.
Full compliance with NDAA Section 889 prohibitions on telecommunications and surveillance equipment from covered entities.
Surveillant analyses the footage, not the badge on the camera. Any NDAA compliant camera that can export video or expose an RTSP stream can feed it.
Surveillant is the analysis layer, not the hardware. Choosing compliant cameras stays your procurement decision; we do not resell or certify hardware.
Who opened which recording, when, and what was exported is written to an audit log you can review and hand to a compliance reviewer.
NDAA Approved
Deploy Surveillance You Can Trust
Build your security infrastructure on NDAA compliant foundations. Start free with approved camera systems and AI-powered analytics.