Government & Public Sector
Government technology designed to those standards from day one
FedRAMP Authorized, StateRAMP compliant, and ITAR-capable infrastructure for federal, state, and local agencies where the security and auditability requirements would stress most commercial platforms.
FedRAMP
High authorized
ITAR
Capable environments
CMMC
Level 3 support
US-only
Data residency, enforced
The challenge
Government technology must meet standards that stress most commercial systems
In terms of security, audit requirements, and reliability — government agencies operate at a higher standard than most commercial organizations. The infrastructure has to be built to those standards from the start, not adapted later.
Authorization requirements
FedRAMP authorization — and its state-level equivalents — involves months of documentation, testing, and third-party assessment. Most commercial cloud providers offer FedRAMP Moderate. Government agencies often need High. That's a different architecture.
Data sovereignty and residency
Federal data must stay within US borders and, in some cases, within US-government-controlled facilities. State and local data often has similar requirements. Cloud infrastructure that enforces this architecturally — not just contractually — is a different product.
Procurement and compliance documentation
Government procurement requires documentation that most commercial vendors don't maintain: System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, Authority to Operate packages, POA&M management. The paperwork is as important as the technology.
Continuous monitoring requirements
FedRAMP requires continuous monitoring with monthly reporting to ISSM and AO. Most agencies don't have the internal staffing to run ConMon at scale. It has to be managed by the provider.
Our approach
Purpose-built for public sector requirements
Government cloud isn't a feature we added. It's a purpose-built environment with dedicated operations, cleared staff, and the required authorizations in place.
FedRAMP High authorized infrastructure
Our government cloud operates at FedRAMP High authorization level — the highest available for non-classified workloads. FISMA High controls implemented and continuously monitored. ATO packages maintained.
FedRAMP High · FISMA High
StateRAMP compliant deployment
State and local government agencies have the same security requirements as federal — with the added complexity of varying state-specific regulations. We maintain StateRAMP-compliant deployment models across multiple states.
StateRAMP authorized
Air-gapped and isolated environments
For workloads requiring physical separation from commercial cloud infrastructure, we offer fully air-gapped deployment in US government-controlled facilities. Network connectivity is explicit, logged, and controlled.
Air-gapped · physically isolated · US-only staff
ITAR and EAR compliance
Defense contractors and agencies handling controlled unclassified information need ITAR and EAR-compliant infrastructure. We maintain the required personnel controls, access restrictions, and export control documentation.
ITAR · EAR · CUI handling
CMMC Level 3 support
Defense Industrial Base contractors requiring CMMC certification need a cloud infrastructure that satisfies the technical controls. We provide CMMC-aligned environments with assessment support.
CMMC Level 3 · NIST SP 800-171
Continuous monitoring as a service
FedRAMP continuous monitoring requirements — monthly vulnerability scanning, ongoing security event monitoring, and regular reporting to your authorizing official — are all handled by our GovCloud operations team. Agencies get the reports; we run the program.
Continuous monitoring · monthly reporting
Authorization coverage
Authorizations and frameworks maintained
We don't apply for these authorizations when a client needs them. They're maintained continuously so agencies can benefit from our compliance coverage from day one.
FedRAMP High
Federal cloud service authorization
StateRAMP
State and local government
FISMA High
Federal information security
ITAR
International arms regulations
EAR
Export administration regulations
CMMC Level 3
Defense industrial base
NIST SP 800-171
CUI handling requirements
IL4 / IL5
DoD impact level data
Why it matters
"Government technology must meet standards that would stress most commercial systems — in terms of security, auditability, and reliability. We design to those standards from day one, not as an afterthought."
Aethon Core
Government & Public Sector Practice
A federal, state, or local government agency?
Our GovCloud team includes personnel with active clearances and deep experience with FedRAMP, FISMA, and DoD authorization processes.