| title | FedRAMP Program Overview | |
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| organization | FedRAMP | |
| content_type | government | |
| year | 2019 | |
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| source_url | https://www.fedramp.gov/ | |
| license | © FedRAMP. Reproduced for research and educational purposes per 17 U.S.C. § 107 (fair use). | |
| date_ingested | 2026-02-22 | |
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A FedRAMP Overview: Introduction
What is FedRAMP?
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, FedRAMP, promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the U.S. government, providing a standardized approach to security assessments for cloud service offerings. FedRAMP creates a partnership between the federal government and industry. Together, we modernize IT infrastructure while protecting federal information.
Prior to FedRAMP
Before FedRAMP, vendors had to meet different security requirements for each federal agency. FedRAMP eliminates this duplication by providing a common security framework, making it possible for agencies and cloud service providers to reuse authorizations. Agencies review a standardized set of security materials against one common baseline. A cloud service offering is authorized once and then the security package can be used by any federal agency.
FedRAMP’s guiding principle is reuse: do once, use many times.
This saves money, time, and effort for both agencies and Cloud Service Providers.
If you are interested in learning more about FedRAMP, please contact info@fedramp.gov. We look forward to supporting you.