For years, FedRAMP has used a traditional authorization model that requires extensive documentation and lengthy review cycles, making it difficult for innovative SaaS providers to serve government customers. While it delivered strong security assurances, it wasn’t built for cloud-native CSPs. 

FedRAMP 20x changes this trajectory. Designed as a modernization program, 20x shifts compliance toward automation, real-time evidence, and continuous monitoring. The goal is simple: make authorization faster, more scalable, and better aligned with today’s cloud environments. And in 2026, the program transitions from a limited pilot to a requirement. 

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FedRAMP provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services used by federal agencies. While the program’s rigorous baseline requirements ensure consistent security, the reality is that this consistency calls for a little flexibility. 

This is where deviation requests and significant change requests come into play.

These two mechanisms enable CSPs to adapt their systems while maintaining compliance and security integrity, serving as a crucial way for companies to meet FedRAMP requirements. 

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FedRAMP, initially established in 2011 to standardize the security authorization of cloud services for federal use, has often been criticized for its complexity and cost. To address these challenges, the FedRAMP Program Management Office launched FedRAMP 20x—a modernization initiative designed to radically transform how cloud service providers achieve and maintain FedRAMP authorization.

FedRAMP 20x represents a strategic pivot toward efficiency, trust, and technological alignment for IT leaders and CSPs navigating the federal cybersecurity landscape.

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