FedXchange weekly, October 29, 2026
New governance
FedRAMP posted a video: FedRAMP Trivia.
FedRAMP posted a video: Assessor and Advisor Community Update.
New FASCSA order on SAM.gov: FASCSA order: DHS excludes Acronis AG.
Status changes
NIST now lists IR 8547, Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards as in effect again.
Draft plan for moving to post-quantum cryptography that names the replacement standards and proposes deprecating quantum-vulnerable public-key algorithms after 2030 and disallowing them after 2035.
Comment deadlines
Comments close November 4, 2026: General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Implementation of Executive Order 14275, Acquisition of Utility Services.
Comments close November 4, 2026
Comments close November 4, 2026: Overpressure Blast Effects Analysis Burden Reducing Clarification.
Comments close November 4, 2026
Comments close November 6, 2026: Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation.
Comments close November 6, 2026
FedRAMP Marketplace
AWS GovCloud from Amazon gained an agency authorization, 84 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, High impact.
Knox Systems from CoSo Cloud, LLC. gained an agency authorization, 8 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
Databricks on AWS GovCloud from Databricks, Inc. gained an agency authorization, 8 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, High impact.
ArcGIS Online (AGO) from ESRI gained an agency authorization, 21 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
Google Services (Google Cloud Platform Products and underlying Infrastructure) from Google gained an agency authorization, 29 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, High impact.
GovDelivery Communications Cloud from Granicus gained an agency authorization, 48 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
GO.gov from IBM gained an agency authorization, 26 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
NinjaOne for Government from NinjaOne gained an agency authorization, 3 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
Okta IDaaS Regulated Cloud from Okta gained an agency authorization, 41 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
Automation Cloud Public Sector from UiPath gained an agency authorization, 15 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
Varonis Data Security Platform from Varonis gained an agency authorization, 6 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
Varonis DatAdvantage Cloud from Varonis gained an agency authorization, 4 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
Zscaler Private Access - Government (Zero Trust Networking - VPN Replacement) from Zscaler, Inc. gained an agency authorization, 24 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, High impact.
Zscaler Internet Access - Government (Secure Web Gateway - vTIC) - High from Zscaler, Inc. gained an agency authorization, 15 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, High impact.
AINS dba OPEXUS - eCase from AINS dba OPEXUS lists one agency authorization fewer, 45 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
NetDocuments Document Management System (DMS) from NetDocuments Software, Inc. lists one agency authorization fewer, 4 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
Smartsheet Gov from Smartsheet lists one agency authorization fewer, 28 in all.
Now: FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact.
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