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Updating Stale Assessments

FedRAMP Certification (FRC) · Applying for FedRAMP Certification

Applies to: Providers
Who this applies to
Providers
Service class
All service classes
Force
MAY
Timeframe
No fixed timeframe

Reviewed implementation guidance for FRC-APP-USA is not published yet. The official source below remains complete and authoritative.

Official FedRAMP source

Verbatim from FedRAMP/rules

Providers MAY freshen a stale initial independent verification and validation assessment by having a FedRAMP Recognized independent assessment service review any changes between the original assessment and the current status of the cloud service offering in place of a full re-assessment, UNLESS the stale assessment is more than 9 months old.

Defined terms in this requirement

Cloud Service OfferingFedRAMP RecognizedProviderValidationVerification

Operationalize this rule

Boundera turns FedRAMP 20x requirements like FRC-APP-USA into assigned evidence, remediation work, and validation workflows.

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Change history

  • 2026-06-24Official launch of the FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026.

Content provenance

Official requirement text is sourced from FedRAMP/rules . Boundera implementation guidance has not been fully reviewed for this item.