Updates and guides on government cloud hosting, FedRAMP/FISMA concepts, DoD cloud needs, disaster recovery, and secure operations.
CMMC & DoD ComplianceClear the Confusion: CMMC Level 2 vs. DoD IL4/IL5 for Contractor Information SystemsCMMC Level 2DoD IL4/IL5DFARS 252.204-7012DFARS 252.204-7021NIST SP 800-171The 3-step scoping testWhich framework…
FEDRAMP 20X · CERTIFICATION DATA SHARING Your Cloud Service KSI telemetry TRUST CENTER human-readable + JSON always on · always logged Agency Reviewers ISSOs · AOs · 3PAOs Agency Machines APIs · GRC pipelines CONTINUOUS…
GovDataHosting · Federal Cloud & Compliance Last week, GovDataHosting headed to the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland as a sponsor of Drupal GovCon 2026, where we spent a few days making connections and…
Acquisition Strategy Brief — GovDataHostingGSA MAS Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Lock In 3 Years of FISMA-Compliant Hosting in a Single Order$350,000Simplified Acquisition Threshold (effective Oct. 1,…
 Securing WordPress for Federal Agencies: The CMS That Powers the Web Is the Hardest to Keep CompliantSecurity Compliance FISMA WordPress Government Cloud11,334New WP Vulnerabilities in 2025a record — up 42%…
FEDRAMP CONSOLIDATED RULES 2026 Authorization → Certification A Ready (Pilot) B Low / Li-SaaS C Moderate D High GovDataHosting IMPACT LEVELS → CERTIFICATION CLASSES FedRAMP Changed Its Vocabulary — and Its Operating…
CMMC LEVEL 2 NIST SP 800-171 · 110 PRACTICES THE COMPLIANCE COUNTDOWN Phase 1 Nov 2025 Self-assess Phase 2 Nov 10, 2026 C3PAO certification Phase 3 Nov 2027 Level 3 Phase 4 Nov 2028 Full rollout The Self-Assessment…
   GovDataHosting Was a Proud Sponsor at DrupalCon Chicago 2026From March 23–26, 2026, the global Drupal community gathered in Chicago — and GovDataHosting was honored to be part of it.DrupalCon Chicago 2026 was a…
Federal Compliance · GovDataHosting Cloud Platform · AWS GovCloudATO in 4–8 Months: The Smarter Way for Government Contractors to Win and DeliverThe ATO process doesn't have to be a 12–18 month drain on your budget and…
GovDataHosting Security Team  ·  February 2026  ·  6 min read ·  IT-CNPDrupal powers a significant share of federal and state government websites — and for good reason. It's flexible, open-source, and has a mature…