TAMPA, Fla., Ju e 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Schellma , the atio ‘s No. 1 FedRAMP I depe de t Assesso (fo me ly efe ed to as Thi d-Pa ty Assessme t O ga izatio s, o 3PAOs) a d the o ly I depe de t Assesso to have completed mo e tha 200 FedRAMP assessed cloud se vice offe i gs, today published its a alysis of the FedRAMP Co solidated Rules fo 2026. Released Ju e 24, 2026, the Co solidated Rules ep ese t the most co seque tial mode izatio of the fede al cloud secu ity p og am si ce its i ceptio a d o e that ope s mea i gful ew doo s fo cloud se vice p ovide s looki g to e te o adva ce withi the fede al ma ketplace.
The ew ules mea i gfully lowe the ba ie to fede al ma ket e t y. The age cy spo so ship equi eme t, histo ically o e of the most sig ifica t obstacles fo CSPs pu sui g FedRAMP ce tificatio , is elimi ated u de the ew P og am Ce tificatio path fo FedRAMP 20x. A ew Class A Ce tificatio path allows CSPs holdi g a ece t SOC 2 Type II, GovRAMP, o existi g FedRAMP Rev5 assessme t to leve age that wo k towa d FedRAMP Ce tificatio . Fo tech ology compa ies that have held back f om pu sui g fede al busi ess, these cha ges c eate a ge ui e ope i g.
“FedRAMP is e te i g a ew e a,” said Matt Hu gate, Fede al P actice Leade at Schellma . “These ules ep ese t a g ou d-up est uctu i g of the p og am, a d the o ga izatio s that succeed will be those that e gage ow, u de sta d thei gaps, a d build the tooli g a d ope atio al wo kflows the ew ules dema d. Helpi g o ga izatio s avigate this t a sitio is exactly what we’ e he e fo .”
Fo CSPs al eady o the FedRAMP Ma ketplace, the ules mode ize how complia ce is ma aged day to day. A ew fou -tie Ce tificatio Class system, machi e- eadable docume tatio equi eme ts, a d qua te ly epo ti g cycles eplace legacy st uctu es, esulti g i educed ove head a d mo e efficie t e gageme t with age cy custome s.
O e deadli e wa a ts immediate atte tio . Vul e ability ma ageme t complia ce u de Cybe secu ity a d I f ast uctu e Secu ity Age cy (CISA) Bi di g Ope atio al Di ective (BOD) 26-04 is ma dato y by Dec. 7, 2026, ahead of the Ja . 1, 2027 deadli e gove i g most othe equi eme ts. CSPs that p io itize this ow will be bette positio ed as b oade complia ce deadli es app oach.
Schellma ‘s full a alysis is available at schellma .com/blog/fede al-complia ce/fed amp-updates-csps- eeds-to-k ow. CSPs with questio s ca co tact Schellma ‘s fede al p actice at schellma .com/co tact.
Schellma is a leadi g p ovide of attestatio a d complia ce se vices. We a e the o ly compa y i the wo ld that is a CPA fi m, a globally lice sed PCI Qualified Secu ity Assesso , a ISO Ce tificatio Body, HITRUST CSF Assesso , a FedRAMP I depe de t Assesso , a d most ece tly, a APEC Accou tability Age t. Re ow ed fo expe tise tempe ed by p actical expe ie ce, Schellma ‘s p ofessio als p ovide supe io clie t se vice bala ced by steadfast i depe de ce. Ou app oach builds successful, lo g-te m elatio ships a d allows ou clie ts to achieve multiple complia ce objectives th ough a si gle thi d-pa ty assesso . Lea mo e at schellma .com
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