Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today announced that it has initiated the U.S.
federal government compliance process for cloud products and services
known as the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP).
FedRAMP compliance will allow Autodesk to better serve government
agencies that require the certification to use cloud offerings such as Autodesk
A360 and Autodesk
BIM 360 Glue to drive innovation, agility and efficiencies. Autodesk
achieved FedRAMP “in process” status by partnering with the United
States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
and will continue to work toward FedRAMP security requirements through
USACE. Autodesk has worked closely with the federal agency for the last
decade, helping to ensure that industry standards, such as Building
Information Modeling (BIM), are easily and effectively used throughout
the Corps’ engineering programs.
“Federal agencies and system integrators have been requesting access to
Autodesk cloud products for some time now as they need the agility and
performance that cloud-based design technologies deliver,” said Amar
Hanspal, Autodesk Senior Vice President, Information Modeling & Platform
Group. “The ‘in process’ ranking brings us one step closer to fulfilling
that need.”
“Our employees need every tool at their disposal to provide engineering
solutions for our nation’s toughest challenges,” said Jason Fairchild,
the BIM community of practice leader at the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, Headquarters. “By following the FedRAMP compliance
procedures, we’re ensuring our people will have access to first-class
cloud design and engineering tools once we achieve FedRAMP compliance.”
Commitment to Government Requirements
FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a standardized
approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring
for cloud products and services. This approach uses a “do once, use many
times” framework that saves cost, time and staff required to conduct
redundant agency security assessments. Autodesk has been working with
U.S. federal agencies for more than 25 years, and the company’s
commitment to work toward FedRAMP compliance serves to strengthen that
relationship.
More information on Autodesk progress towards FedRAMP compliance is
available here.
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