# Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)

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# Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms

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FedRAMP Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program

# Overview

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government by providing a standardized approach to security and risk assessment for cloud technologies and federal agencies.

# Noteworthy

  • The FedRAMP standard dictates that American federal agencies must retain their data within the boundaries of the United States, including data within cloud datacenters.
  • The FedRAMP standard promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across federal government agencies.

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