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A focused course, tailored for you

FedRAMP High Authorization in 90 Days: Federal IT Engineering Playbook

Build the FedRAMP High authorization package from scratch in 90 days. SSP, SAP, SAR, POA&M, and Authority to Operate.

FedRAMP High authorization opens the door to DOD, IC, and high-impact federal civilian workloads. Federal IT services teams that have shipped FedRAMP Moderate but not High are leaving major recompete capture on the table. Here's the 90-day build that gets your package to a sponsoring agency.

$199 one-time

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Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is the federal-government standard for cloud-service authorization. FedRAMP authorization at the High impact level opens up DOD, Intelligence Community, and high-impact federal civilian workloads. The High baseline applies NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 with 410+ controls (vs Moderate's 325, Low's 156).

Federal IT services firms that have shipped FedRAMP Moderate authorizations but not High are leaving major recompete capture on the table. The High baseline is more demanding but the addressable workload (DOD CC SRG IL4/IL5, IRS, VA, DHS, treasury) is more lucrative and more strategic.

This course walks you through the 90-day build of the FedRAMP High authorization package: control implementation, System Security Plan (SSP), Security Assessment Plan (SAP), Security Assessment Report (SAR), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), Continuous Monitoring, and the Joint Authorization Board (JAB) or sponsoring-agency engagement. Twelve modules, each ending with a deliverable artefact. Plus a hand-built implementation playbook for your specific cloud-service offering.

What you walk away with

A documented FedRAMP High control-implementation plan covering 410+ NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls.
A System Security Plan (SSP) template per FedRAMP High template.
A Security Assessment Plan (SAP) with 3PAO engagement model.
A Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) workflow.
A Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) programme aligned to FedRAMP requirements.
A 90-day build plan for sponsoring-agency or JAB engagement.

The 12 modules

Module 1. FedRAMP High landscape and authorization paths

Detailed walkthrough of FedRAMP impact levels (Low, Moderate, High) and the differential control sets, authorization paths (JAB Provisional ATO vs agency ATO), 3PAO (third-party assessment organization) engagement model, FedRAMP PMO interaction, FedRAMP Marketplace listing, and the timeline-and-cost model. How High differs from Moderate in scope and effort. DOD CC SRG and IC reciprocity considerations.

Module 2. Boundary definition and architecture

FedRAMP authorization is for a specific cloud-service boundary. Build the boundary-definition document: scope of the cloud service, components inside boundary vs leveraged-systems, data flows, hosting platform (FedRAMP-authorized cloud), and the architecture diagram set. Three worked examples of boundary definitions from real FedRAMP High packages. Deliverable: boundary-definition document and architecture diagrams.

Module 3. Control-implementation plan for AC, AU, IA family

FedRAMP High control families: AC (Access Control, 25 controls), AU (Audit and Accountability, 16 controls), IA (Identification and Authentication, 12 controls). These three families form the access-and-audit core of the SSP. Build the control-implementation plan with control-implementation-statements that meet FedRAMP High specifically. Deliverable: control-implementation statements for AC, AU, IA.

Module 4. Control-implementation plan for SC, SI family

FedRAMP High control families continued: SC (System and Communications Protection, 28 controls), SI (System and Information Integrity, 13 controls). These form the data-protection and integrity core. Build the control-implementation plan with cryptographic-module FIPS 140-2/140-3 evidence, boundary-protection architecture, integrity-checking, and flaw-remediation processes. Deliverable: control-implementation statements for SC, SI.

Module 5. Control-implementation plan for CA, CM, CP family

FedRAMP High control families continued: CA (Security Assessment and Authorization, 9 controls), CM (Configuration Management, 14 controls), CP (Contingency Planning, 13 controls). These cover assessment, configuration baselines, and contingency. Build the control-implementation plan including baseline-configuration management, contingency-plan testing, and recovery-objective documentation. Deliverable: control-implementation statements for CA, CM, CP.

Module 6. Control-implementation plan for IR, MA, MP, PE, PS, PL, PM, RA, SA, SR family

Remaining FedRAMP High control families: IR (Incident Response), MA (Maintenance), MP (Media Protection), PE (Physical and Environmental Protection), PS (Personnel Security), PL (Planning), PM (Program Management), RA (Risk Assessment), SA (System and Services Acquisition), SR (Supply Chain Risk Management). Build the control-implementation plan for each. Deliverable: complete control-implementation statements.

Module 7. System Security Plan (SSP) assembly

FedRAMP High SSP is a 600-1000 page document assembled from control-implementation statements, architecture diagrams, data-flow diagrams, attachments, and inventory. Build the SSP assembly process: FedRAMP-template population, internal-review cycles, inheritance-from-leveraged-systems documentation, and the SSP-approval workflow. Deliverable: SSP draft ready for 3PAO review.

Module 8. 3PAO engagement and Security Assessment Plan (SAP)

3PAO (third-party assessment organization) engagement is mandatory for FedRAMP authorization. Build the 3PAO engagement: 3PAO selection, statement-of-work, Security Assessment Plan (SAP), test-execution schedule, finding-tracking, and the dispute-resolution process. The 3PAO-relationship management that keeps the assessment on track. Deliverable: SAP and 3PAO engagement plan.

Module 9. Security Assessment Report (SAR) and POA&M

After 3PAO assessment, the Security Assessment Report (SAR) documents findings. Build the SAR-response workflow: finding-by-finding response, remediation-plan, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) construction, milestone-tracking, and the residual-risk explanation. The POA&M is the living document throughout authorization. Deliverable: POA&M template and SAR-response workflow.

Module 10. Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) programme

FedRAMP authorizations require monthly Continuous Monitoring deliverables: vulnerability scans (web, infrastructure, database, container), monthly POA&M updates, asset-inventory updates, and annual assessment. Build the ConMon programme: scan-tool selection (FedRAMP-approved scanners), scan-cadence, finding-aggregation, deviation-request workflow, and the ConMon-deliverable pack. Deliverable: ConMon programme document.

Module 11. Sponsoring-agency or JAB engagement

FedRAMP authorization requires either a sponsoring agency (most common) or JAB Provisional ATO. Build the agency-engagement playbook: agency selection (HHS, DHS, GSA, DOD typical), agency Information System Security Officer (ISSO) engagement, ATO-letter pursuit, and the agency-specific overlay requirements. JAB P-ATO process for highest-bar authorization. Deliverable: agency-engagement playbook.

Module 12. Your 90-day build plan

Week-by-week plan with weekly deliverables. Weeks 1-2: boundary definition + architecture + readiness assessment. Weeks 3-6: control-implementation plan for AC, AU, IA, SC, SI families. Weeks 7-9: control-implementation plan for CA, CM, CP, IR, and remaining families. Weeks 10-11: SSP assembly + 3PAO engagement kickoff. Weeks 12-13: SAR-response workflow + POA&M + ConMon programme launch. Deliverable: full FedRAMP High package ready for sponsoring agency or JAB review.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Modules 1 and 2 cover the regulatory landscape and boundary definition.

Modules 3 to 6 produce the control-implementation plan for all NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 families.

Modules 7 to 10 cover SSP assembly, 3PAO engagement, SAR/POA&M, and ConMon programme.

Modules 11 to 12 cover agency/JAB engagement and the 90-day build plan.

What you get with this course

The 12-module course delivered as text plus downloadable templates.
Templates for boundary definition, control-implementation statements for all 410+ NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls, SSP, SAP, SAR-response, POA&M, ConMon deliverables, agency-engagement playbook.
A hand-built implementation playbook generated for your specific cloud-service offering.
Three worked examples of FedRAMP High packages from comparable cloud services.
Scripted talking points for sponsoring-agency engagement.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Day 1: Boundary definition drafted.

Week 2: Readiness assessment completed.

Week 6: Control-implementation plan covering AC, AU, IA, SC, SI families.

Week 11: SSP draft + 3PAO kickoff.

Week 13: Full FedRAMP High package ready for agency or JAB review.

Before and after

Before

Your firm has FedRAMP Moderate authorizations but no High. DOD CC SRG IL4/IL5 and high-impact federal civilian workloads are out of reach. Recompete capture is constrained.

After

FedRAMP High authorization package is built. 3PAO engagement is in progress. Sponsoring agency is identified. ATO letter is in pursuit. DOD CC SRG and high-impact federal civilian workloads are within reach for next recompete cycle.

What happens if you do not address this

Federal IT services firms without FedRAMP High authorization lose capture on DOD, IC, and high-impact federal civilian workloads. The capture loss is permanent through next-recompete cycles.

Who it is for

For federal IT engineers, technical leads, security engineers, FedRAMP programme owners, and federal cloud-services architects at federal IT services firms.

Who this is NOT for. Firms with no federal customer base. Firms that already have FedRAMP High authorizations. Pure commercial-customer firms.

How it arrives

Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and the hand-built implementation playbook.

Time investment. Roughly 20 hours of reading and 200+ hours of team effort across the 90-day build for a full FedRAMP High package.

Why $199 is the right number

External FedRAMP consultants charge $300K-$1M for High authorization support. 3PAO assessment alone runs $100K-$300K. Big4 federal advisory FedRAMP engagement runs $500K-$2M. $199 buys the focused playbook plus the implementation document for your specific cloud-service offering.

FAQ

Will this replace hiring a FedRAMP consultant?

Partially. It teaches you how to build the package. You still need a 3PAO for assessment (regulatory requirement). You may also want specialist consulting for ambiguous control-implementation questions.

What if my cloud service is built on FedRAMP-authorized infrastructure (AWS GovCloud, Azure Gov, Oracle Gov)?

Module 2 covers leveraged-system inheritance. The course assumes a leveraged-system base.

Does this cover StateRAMP or DOD CC SRG?

Module 1 covers reciprocity with StateRAMP and DOD CC SRG (IL4 and IL5). Course focus is FedRAMP High but cross-framework alignment is included.

What about FedRAMP 20x?

Module 1 covers FedRAMP 20x changes including automation and continuous-authorization model.

What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?

A boundary-definition template for your cloud-service offering; control-implementation guidance tailored to your architecture; a 90-day build plan.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.