The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program is a US government program that standardizes security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud services used by federal agencies. FedRAMP-authorized services can be procured by any agency without each agency re-assessing them.

What's the difference between Low, Moderate, and High?

The three impact levels reflect the potential damage of a confidentiality, integrity, or availability breach to the data being processed. Most commercial SaaS pursues Moderate. High is reserved for systems handling the most sensitive non-classified federal data.

Do I need an agency sponsor?

For the agency authorization path, yes. For the JAB Provisional ATO path, no — but the JAB only authorizes a small number of CSPs per year. Most CSPs pursue agency ATOs.

How long does FedRAMP authorization take?

A typical FedRAMP Moderate authorization takes 12–18 months from kickoff to ATO. Mature security programs and dedicated FedRAMP teams can compress this, but it's a major engineering and compliance investment.

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NIST 800-53 baselines pre-mapped, System Security Plan and POA&M workflows in-platform, continuous monitoring evidence cadences that hold up to ConMon audits.

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What is FedRAMP?

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a US government program that standardizes the security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring of cloud products used by federal agencies. Established in 2011 and operated by GSA in partnership with NIST, FedRAMP allows a cloud service to be authorized once and reused by any agency, dramatically reducing duplicate work.

FedRAMP is built on the NIST 800-53 control catalog, with specific baselines for Low, Moderate, and High impact levels. Assessments are performed by accredited Third-Party Assessment Organizations (3PAOs), and authorizations come either from an agency Authority to Operate (ATO) or — in rarer cases — from the Joint Authorization Board (JAB).

Who needs FedRAMP

Any cloud service offered to a federal agency typically requires FedRAMP authorization at the appropriate impact level. Authorization is also increasingly used as a procurement filter by state and local governments, defense primes, and international public-sector buyers.

How episki helps

FedRAMP is a marathon. episki treats the System Security Plan, POA&M, and continuous monitoring deliverables as live artifacts driven by your real control evidence — not parallel documents you maintain alongside the platform. When a control's evidence changes, the SSP narrative changes with it.

FedRAMP outcomes with episki

Quantify the impact security and compliance brings to your business.

3 baselines

Low, Moderate, and High control sets ready to scope into your environment.

SSP-ready

System Security Plan generated from your control evidence, not the other way around.

ConMon

Monthly continuous-monitoring cadences with deviation and POA&M tracking built in.

Why teams choose episki for FedRAMP

Framework-specific automation, collaboration, and reporting in one workspace.

800-53 baselines, pre-mapped

Every Low, Moderate, and High control implemented as an episki control with mapped evidence and testing procedures.

All 20 control families ready to scope
Tailoring decisions captured in-platform
Overlays for FedRAMP, DoD IL2/4/5, and StateRAMP

SSP, SAR, POA&M workflows

Generate authorization documents from live data instead of maintaining parallel binders.

SSP exports populated from control evidence
POA&M items tracked to closure with milestones
3PAO collaboration via scoped portal

Continuous monitoring

Monthly ConMon deliverables produced as a side effect of your normal operations.

Vulnerability scan ingestion and triage
Deviation requests with approval workflow
Significant change notifications

FedRAMP readiness inside episki

From SSP to ConMon — what you need preloaded in the workspace.

Plug episki into your stack and work directly from this checklist during the free trial.

✓ NIST 800-53 baseline aligned to your impact level
✓ SSP narrative generation from control evidence
✓ 3PAO assessment workspace and POA&M tracking
✓ Continuous monitoring cadences and reporting templates
✓ Significant Change Request workflow
✓ Authorization-package artifact library

FedRAMP accelerators

FedRAMP authorization accelerators

Move from "we want FedRAMP" to a credible 3PAO engagement faster.

SSP generator

Compose your System Security Plan from live control data — no parallel Word doc.

3PAO collaboration room

Scoped portal for your assessor with evidence rooms and walkthrough scheduling.

ConMon dashboard

A single view of your monthly ConMon obligations and their status.

FedRAMP frequently asked questions

Other compliance frameworks

CCPA / CPRA CMMC GDPR HIPAA HITRUST CSF ISO 27001 ISO 27701 ISO 42001 NIST 800-171 NIST 800-53 NIST CSF PCI DSS SOC 1 Type I/II SOC 2 Type I/II SOX

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