FedRAMP

Josef Kamara, CPA, CISSP, CISA · Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 minute read

P-ATO

Provisional Authority to Operate, the authorization issued by the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board that allows a cloud service offering to be used by any federal agency without each agency repeating the assessment. A P-ATO is the strongest market signal in FedRAMP because it represents review by the DoD, DHS, and GSA acting jointly. Under FedRAMP 20x the JAB has been retired and the Program Management Office now issues authorizations directly.

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