The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has approved its first cloud collaboration software-as-a-service offering through an authority to operate (ATO) from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Collaboration service provider Huddle was officially granted ATO Thursday to provide a secure platform to manage projects and share information among USAID employees, contractors and other authorized parties.

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"For all cloud service providers, it's critical to demonstrate adherence to FedRAMP's set of baseline security controls and consistent processes to provide services to the federal government," FedRAMP Director Matt Goodrich said. "Gaining a FedRAMP authorization through USAID demonstrates that Huddle's cloud collaboration service meets the rigorous requirements of FedRAMP."

Prior to gaining FedRAMP accreditation, Huddle already provided collaboration services to several government agencies, including NASA, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the National Institutes for Health.

"Either replacing or extending legacy platforms such as SharePoint, Huddle enables teams across federal agencies — not connected by a common infrastructure — to securely share and collaborate on content," said Morten Brøgger, Huddle CEO. "As the first cloud collaboration company to receive FedRAMP accreditation, we're looking forward to helping agencies across U.S. federal government manage key programs, such as shared services and outsourcing projects, and significantly increase productivity and efficiency."

About Aaron Boyd

Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.

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