Fact · Voice privacy and security
OMB says a FedRAMP authorization is not an endorsement of a product or service. It records that the security assessment is complete and presumed adequate.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“A FedRAMP authorization is not an endorsement of a product or service.”
M-24-15: Modernizing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 2024, III. Scope of FedRAMP.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence follows the explanation that a FedRAMP authorization shows the security posture of a cloud product has been assessed. The authorization is a finding about security, not a judgment on fit or quality.
- What it does not show
- A federal agency still has to decide whether the product meets its own needs and its own authorization to operate. This sentence does not address privacy terms or training settings.